what he said. i m surprised that there s any conflict on this. what i said is that i believe that he believes that. i believe that he feels that he and russia did not meddle in the election. as to whether i believe it or not, i m with our agencies, especially as currently constituted with their leadership. i believe in our intel agencies. reporter: notice he says as currently constituted because he called out three former intel chiefs by name, calling a couple of them political hacks, and a third a liar. and then he took to twitter. quote, when will all the haters and fools out there realize that having a good relationship with russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. they re always playing politics, bad for our country. i want to solve north korea, syria, ukraine, terrorism, and russia can greatly help. he s continuing the theme that he s had that it s important for him to build these relationships even with authoritarian rulers because ultimately that could help getting