national intelligence dan coats is facing called to resign over the president's remarks they include comments from former cia official larry pfeiffer this is what he's saying with trump's repudiation of u.s. intelligence dan coats should resign in protest and discussed. by the way issued a statement after yesterday's summit reiterating u.s. intelligence assessment that russia did meddle in the twenty sixteen election and that it continues to try to undermine u.s. democracy. moving on the european union and japan are due to sign a free trade deal of a summit currently underway in tokyo the landmark agreement will cover a third of the global economy and deepen economic ties between the two blocs but said it is a fairly balanced relationship already last year the e.u. exporter of goods and service is worth just over seventy eight billion euros to japan looking in the other direction japan's exports to the e.u. are worth a little over seventy seven billion euros these volumes could increase sharply under the new trade pact. a deal removed by the way in one thousand nine percent of tariffs on all japanese imports to the e.u. and ninety four percent of the tariffs on european imports to japan.

u.s. intelligence dan coats should resign in protest and disgust out standard you see that as a real possibility. well didn't code's himself publicly ignored the calls for him to resign he issued a statement yesterday as you sat just a doubling down on his fine latest finding saying also saying that not only that russia is behind meddling in twenty sixteen election but he that he is ready to provide objects of intelligence in order to serve the security interests so that's doesn't sound like you know getting where the floor to resign and there are also our voices such. for example the former cia director saying that it's no more than ever important to have a few say voices around the president now we saw in a report that both flooding in and donald trump sat down with the fox news after the talks in helsinki let's listen to part of what donald trump had to say to sean hannity i think it's a shame we're talking about nuclear proliferation we're talking about humanitarian aid we're talking about all these different things and we get questions on the witchhunt. that witchhunt alexander we're talkin

u.s. intelligence dan coats should resign in protest and disgust alexander your thoughts. coats himself publicly ignored the calls for him to resign he issued that statement yesterday as you said doubling down on his latest finding saying that it was russia behind it twenty sixteen elections and even saying that russia is continuing its efforts to undermine the american demand for the mocha see in this statement he also say it said today that he is willing to provide objective intelligence to serve the u.s. national interest and that doesn't seem like he was getting ready to resign and they are many and the intel community people such as. for example the former cia director and secretary of defense in the obama administration urging coats to stay saying that now it is more important than ever to have if you say in voices around the president was not a phenomena reporting from washington thank you well donald trump's predecessor of barack obama is in south africa right now where he's been giving his highest profile speech since leaving the white house obama was asked to giv

director of national intelligence dan coats is facing calls to resign over the president's remarks they include from former cia official larry pfeiffer who tweeted with trunks repudiation of u.s. intelligence dan coats should resign in protest and disgust coats issued a statement after yesterday's summit reiterating u.s. intelligence assessments that russia did meddle in the two thousand and sixteen election and that it continues to try to undermine u.s. democracy well let's talk about all of this with henning rica he's a transatlantic expert at the german council of foreign relations here in berlin that's a think tank thank you very much for joining us now we have seen donald trump brush off other controversy do you think though this press conference will give this investigation a new momentum of course his very soft and bling of putin. place in the hands of those who want to criticize him as being obliged to the russian president as if there were some some kind of the pressure that putin could could exert on trump but you can always also explain this from trump's need to undermine these investigations to point. to make the indictment pointless to say that russia didn't didn

dan coats the director of national intelligence. larry fire who ran the situation room under president george w. bush tweeted this afternoon quote with trump's reut pudiation of u.sintelligence dan coats should resign in protest and disgust. unquote. do you agree, josh? >> there are two parts there, there is the principle and then the idea of can i be effective in this position? on one hand you have the president of the united states undercutting the intelligent community and the director by standing next to vladimir putin and telling the world i believe this former kgb agent over my own agencies. i think it would be difficult to stay in the job when the president is doing this. then we get to febtiveness, how can anyone who has stood behind these assessments basketball effective when the president is undercutting them? that seems to be the theme, that this is going to cascade beyond this one issue. it will uncut us on a host of issues. i don't know how someone stays in the job under those circumstances. >> speaking of criticism of u.s. intelligence, jim sciutto i want you to listen to something president trump said in which he seemed to take a shot at the muelle

u.s. intelligence agencies, including director of national intelligence dan coats, that russia ie -- fered. president putin or the u.s. intelligence community? his answer -- >> people came to me. dan coats came to me and some others, they said they think it's russia. i have president putin. he just said it's not russia. i will say this. i don't see any reason why it would be. >> reporter: the president complimenting an offer from putin. instead of turning over the indicted russian agents russian officials would question the agents themselves with special counsel bob mueller present. >> i have great confidence in my intelligence people. but i will tell you that president putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. and what he did is an incredible offer. he offered to have the people working on the case come and work with their investigators with respect to the 12 people. i think that's an incredible offer. >> reporter: tonight the president's own intelligence chief dan coats shot back with a rare rebuke. we have been clear in our assessment of russian meddling in the 2016 e

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u.s. intelligence, dan coats. he didn't know about it. he was informed on the stage by a journalist. you will not want to miss his reaction. >>> and with all the concerns raised by the red menace that is russia, trump had the audacity, the unmitigated gall, to say the real enemy to america is a free press. attacking a signature american freedom? not on our watch. what do you say? let's get after it. >>> all right. so president trump and the white house once again walking back something he said in the aftermath of helsinki. the third reversal this week. now he finally agrees that handing over american diplomats to russia is a bad idea, and apparently the summit went so well, the white house is planning round two even if nobody told the director of national intelligence. this is where we are tonight. joining us to talk about this, former national security adviser to president obama, tom donilon. welcome to "prime time," sir. >> thanks for having me on. nice to see you. >> let's back up a little bit. helsinki. >> yeah. >> trump comes out of a meeting. it was one-on-one. nobody else was

u.s. intelligence agencies including director of national intelligence director dan coates that russia interfered. president trump asked, who do you believe? president putin or the u.s. intelligence community? his answer? >> people came to me, dan coates and others. they said they think it's russia. i have president putin. he just said it's not russia. i will say this. i don't see any reason why it would be. >> and the president complimenting an offer from putin. instead of turning over the indicted russian agents, russian officials would question the agents themselves with special counsel bob mueller present. >> i have great confidence in my intelligence people, but i will tell you that president putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. and what he did is an incredible offer. he offered to have the people working on the case come and work with their investigators with respect to the 12 people. i think that's an incredible offer. >> reporter: the president's own intelligence chief dan coates shot back with a rare rebuke. we have been clear in our assessment of russian meddling

u.s. intelligence community's assessment that russia meddled in the election and putin's denials shortly afterwards the top u.s. intelligence official dan coats issued a statement this seemed to push back against the president he says we have been clear in our assessments of russian meddling in the twenty sixteen election and their ongoing pervasive efforts to undermine our democracy and we will continue to provide unvarnished and objective intelligence in support of our national security . well on capitol hill u.s. politicians from both parties are condemning chung's remarks white house correspondent kimberly hawke it was the story. for a president who loves to talk about his ratings and reviews there was nearly universal criticism by members of the u.s. congress over his performance in helsinki and his apparent acceptance of russian president vladimir putin's denial that russia interfered in the twenty sixteen u.s. election president putin he just said it's not russian but more than a dozen u.s. law enforcement and intelligence agencies have concluded just the opposite leading some members of the president's own political party to rebuke hi

of the news took both the media and intelligence community by surprise the u.s. director of national intelligence dan coats was going to be interviewed when the news about putin begin wanted to the u.s. came in and we have some breaking news the white house has announced on twitter that mmer putin is coming to the white house in the fall. again i. took a nap. that's going to be special. and other headlines all residents in the two rebel held town for food and care for are in the northwestern syrian province of idlib have been successfully evacuated from the area under a deal between the syrian government and militants all residents were moved to areas controlled white damascus that's in exchange for imprisoned rebel fighters buses transported almost seven thousand people to safety the deal that years of suffering during the blockade as artie's what it does if explains. for three long terrible years the people of and for live besieged two pro-government villages in the middle of. his kingdom in syria and the islamists the warlords and the terrorists were out for blood. was. the same day they had been previo

u.s. presidential election, the director of national intelligence dan coats said this afternoon russians diddle and are still working to undermine u.s. democracy. in a one-on-one interview with the president in advance of the summit, we asked about his relationship with putin. president bush said that he saw into his soul. i think he came to regret that. you said that putin toyed with obama. how do you ensure that things are different in this administration? >> i don't know. look, i've met him two times... two and a half times... most of you people were there when i met him. i think that i may have a very good relationship, and i think i may have a very bad relationship with him. i have no idea. >> glor: we are going to have much more of that interview in just a moment. but first, "cbs this morning" co-host norah o'donnell is leading our coverage from helsinki. norah, quite a day. >> reporter: quite a day indeed. good evening to you, jeff. this helsinki summit was one for the history books. president trump's refusal to challenge the russian strongman drew widespread condemnation from members

u.s. director of intelligence, dan coats is backing away from remarks made two days before. >> we have breaking news t white house announced on twitter that vladimir putin is coming to the white house in the fall. >> say that again. >> vladimir putin coming -- >> did i hear you? >> yeah, yeah. >> okay. >> yeah. >> that's going to be special. >> nbc's jonathan allen and bloomberg's kevin cirilli join me again. jonathan, i know, it's hard to take in. let me read his statement. they have mischaracterized my intentioned in responding to the breaking news presented to me. my awkward response was, in no way, to be disrespectful or criticize the actions of the president. why release this, to save his job or he feels bad about his initial response on that stage? >> well, i think, poor dan coats. i mean, here is a guy, the director of national intelligence humiliated when he said he believed the russian intelligence more than his director. so, let's start with that. it's been a rough week for dan coats. the president did that on the international stage and, so, coats was reacting, i think, to andrea in

intelligence community and the american people. >> reporter: dan coats, the president's hand picked director of national intelligence, said american leaders must speak forcefully about russia's ongoing threat to u.s. elections. >> it's undeniable that the russians are taking the lead on this. basically they are the ones that are trying to undermine our basic values and divide us with our allies. they are trying to wreak havoc over our election process. we need to call them out on that. it's critical. >> reporter: coats also said it was a mistake for trump to meet privately with vladimir putin. >> if he had asked me how that ought to be conducted, i would have suggested a different way. but that's not my role. >> reporter: asked whether he considered resigning, coats said this? >> as long as i'm able to have the ability to seek the truth and speak the truth, i'm on board. >> reporter: the extraordinary comments came as trump invited putin to the white house for a second meeting amid another reversal from the helsinki summit. trump said he now disagrees about letting russians interrogate americans,three days after he praised putin's idea. >> what he did is an incredible offer. he offered to have th

dan coats came to me and some others, they said they think it's russia. i have president putin. he just said it's not russia. >> reporter: sources tell cnn the officials feared the u.s. intelligenceoats and other top intelligence officials would resign after coats issued a firm defense of the intelligence community and its assertions about rodriguez on monday. aides say it was bill shine, the white house's new deputy of staff for communications, a former fox news executive pivot nal convincing president trump a change was needed and fast. according to nikt"new york time the president's prepared statement rewritten several times. >> this was more a statement, frankly, our allies overseas. this is about sending a message of a broader u.s. government that's going to take action if something untoward happens going forward involving russia. >> reporter: but even then the president could not help but push back on the nation's top intelligence chiefs who say putin interfered with the 2016 election. undermining the whole walk back. although many out there seem determined to ignore his ad libbed candor. >> could be other people, also a. lot of people out there. >> let's just clarify. read

u.s. director of national intelligence dan coats has given an interview in which the possibility was raised about an unusual way president trump could have been spied on during the health think you summits. is there a risk that rare putin could have recorded it. that risk is always there. is there a risk that the soccer ball could have been wired. was out of the world cup soccer ball or was that a yes. we have an ability to measure those kinds of things that determine whether or not i have a senior you did but every time i come home with you know there's a there's a limit to what they can give you if you meet with your port adversaries all that has to go through the radar and process is is it less than twenty dollars or whatever so i'm sure that soccer balls but look at very carefully. let's cross lines now to investigative journalist rick sterling to discuss this further mr sterling lovely to have you on the program now just to recap first on monday we had trump saying that he could see no reason why trump would have met the old so very positive the day off the he said he meant to say woul

u.s. director of national intelligence dan coats is give an interview in which the possibility was raised about an unusual way president john could have been spied on during the health incl summit. is there a risk that vladimir putin could have recorded. that risk is always there. is there a risk that the soccer ball could have been wired. world cup soccer ball or was that you know. we have an ability to measure those kinds of things that whether or not they are and everything you did but every time i come home with you know there's a there's a limit to what they can give you a few meet with your board adversaries all that has to go through the process is that less than twenty dollars or whatever so i'm sure that soccer balls but look at really carefully. u.k. security minister has rejected as wild speculation media reports that police have identified russian perpetrators behind the nerve agent poisoning of the script powder earlier this year on thursday the press association citing a source close to the probe claimed those behind the nerve agent attack had been tracked down the report sa

u.s. director of national intelligence dan coats this is a statement it said we've been clear in a cessna it's of russian meddling in the twenty six in the election and they're only going pervasive efforts to undermine our democracy and we will continue to provide unvarnished and objective intelligence in support of our national security white house correspondent kimberly how kate has been following reaction in washington. for a president who loves to talk about his ratings and reviews there was nearly universal criticism members of the u.s. congress over his performance in helsinki and his apparent acceptance of russian president vladimir putin's denial that russia interfered in the twenty sixteen u.s. election president putin he just said it's not russian but more than a dozen u.s. law enforcement and intelligence agencies have concluded just the opposite leading some members of the president's own political party to rebuke his actions republican senator john mccain called the putin trust press conference disgraceful in a statement he said the damage inflicted by president trumps night

u.s. intelligence committee on the issue of russian election interference. dan coatsrector of u.s. national intelligence, pushed back on the president's claim saying "we have been clear in our assessments of russian meddling in the 2016 election and their ongoing pervasive efforts to undermine our democracy and we will continue to provide unvarnished and objective intelligence in support of our national security." i want to get straight to washington where our reporter is standing by. president trump said he did not see any reason why russians would interfere. what? [laughter] >> that's right. the president casted doubt on his own intelligence committees assessment. all standing next to the russian president has denied repeatedly that the -- of that russia has anything to do with the election meddling during 2016. the indictments i came out of the justice department on friday gave additional evidence that the president could have used during this meeting to tell president putin that russia didn't medal and this is the evidence we had. instead, he seemed to equivocate

u.s. director of national intelligence dan coats was taken by surprise by the news of trump's invitation to putin as he learned about it during a conference say we have some breaking news the white house has announced on twitter that vladimir putin is coming to the white house in the fall. it again i. hear. that imprudent i mean i hear you yeah yeah. ok. that's going to be special. the european union has expressed concern over a new israeli law that defines the country as the nation state of the jewish people it makes hebrew the so official language and downgrades arabic to having special status palestinians describe the law as racist and verging on apostate. thousands of syrian shia civilians and fighters of arrived in government held areas for at least three years under siege by sunni rebels in libya province hundreds of rebel prisoners are expected to be released by the government in return. nicaraguans president daniel ortega hasn't thus denounced the recent violence in his country as an attempted coup he made the remarks at a rally celebrating the thirty ninth anniversary of the sundan

dan coats didn't back away when asked about putin. tell me more on that and more on the white house reaction. >> reporter: that's right, brooke. u.s. intelligenceial tells cnn dan coats felt it was important he defend the intelligence community, that he continue to speak the truth. that's something he even said yesterday when he was asked whether he is's considered resigning, he said he has, but as long as he can continue to seek and speak the truth, that he would likely remain in his position. but all of that is now coming into question following his appearance at the aspen security summit, because dan coats did more than just defend the intelligence community. he issued a surprising, stunning rebuke of many of the president's way he approached russia, he expressed shock at learning about a second meeting. he said he would have advised against the president's solo meeting with vladimir putin, and even said he wouldn't have allowed russian senior officials into the oval office last year when the president welcomed them. this put dan coats' relationship with the white house and president back on the rocks. it appeared earlier this week he was ba

u.s. national intelligence director dan coats issued a statement in the wake of the summit today.said the following. "we've been clear in our assessments of russian meddling in the 2016 election and their ongoing, present dull my pervasive efforts to undermine r democracy and we will continue o provide unvarnished and objective intelligence in support of our national security." now setting aside the overly dramatic reactions of even the president's times unfortunate word choice, let's look for a moment at what trump is subsequently doing vis-a-vis russia. he's building up the u.s. military. he prayed at a nato summit, he called out the german russian gas pipeline. that scheme. in march of this year, he imposed sanctions on five russian entities and 19 individuals for interfering in the 2016 election. the media don't like to remind you of that, of course, that doesn't fit their narrative. and of course, he closed the russian consulate in seattle. and, as i alluded to earlier, he expelled russian diplomats and suspected spies, 60 of them. so if trump is putin's poodle, he has a real

u.s. intelligence agency. president trump: dan coats came to me and said they think it is russian. have president putin who says it is not russia. >> we don't know what was said between the two in that more than two hour sit down. that was just between them in a translator. in the public press conference, we had some pretty interesting statements. putin admitted he wanted president trump to win the 2016 election. president trump had harsher criticism for the mueller probe and the fbi than he did for putin and russia. >> he did not back off the u.s. opposition to the pipeline that he has been critical of with european allies and their relationship with russia. nor did he suggest there would be any easing of the sanctions for crimea and russia's annexation of that. the u.s. position is that that was wrongly annexed. >> bank of america beating profit surge by the banks consumer unit which boasted its highest revenue in more than eight years. is it all about interest rates? >> it's all about interest rates, absolutely. people were worried about the flattening of the yield curve. and wh

u.s. director of national intelligence, dan coates, while on stage with my colleague andrea mitchell at a in aspen, colorado >> we have some breaking news. the white house announced on twitter that vladimir putin is coming to the white house in the fall >> say that again? >> you -- vladimir putin coming to the -- >> did i hear you? >> yeah. yeah >> okay. >> yeah. >> that's going to be special. >> not quite sure what to make of that response at the same event, the u.s. intelligence chief admitted he didn't know what happened in the one-on-one meeting between president trump and vladimir putin in helsinki. this has sparked concern amongst u.s. lawmakers speaking to cnbc, president trump defended his record on russia and vowed that his dealings with vladimir putin don't work out, i'll be the worst enemy he's ever had. >> i have been far tougher on russia than any president in many, many years maybe ever even the big fight i have with germany over the fact that they're taking natural gas, they're taking energy from russia, paying them billions of dollars. i said wait a minute, we'r supposed t

u.s., mr. president? >> thank you very much. no. >> reporter: the director of national intelligence dan coats has said that russia has never stopped attack the u.s. press secretary sarah sanders later clarified the president's comments. >> the president said "thank you very much, no" to answering questions. >> reporter: yesterday, the president said he misspoke during the helsinki summit when he suggested russia did not interfere with the 2016 election. democrats are now calling for a hearing with the u.s. interpreter who was at the one- on-one meeting between president trump and president putin. >> if the president is not going to share that with us, then the interpreter is the one in the room who may have some of that information. >> i think that would be a terrible precedent to be pulling translators for meetings that presidents have. >> reporter: allen martin, kpix 5. >>> lawmakers on both sides of the aisle will get a chance to question secretary of state mike pompeo next week. >>> a federal appeals court has blocked the latest version of the trump administration's ban on most transgendered people in the military. the ruling

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president's intelligence chiefs e continuing to sound the alarm over how much of a threat russia still poses to the u.s. election system. this was the director of national intelligence, dan coats , ao. short time mr. coats: it is undeniable that the russians are taking the lead on thi basically, they are the ones trying to undermine our basic values, divide us with our allies. they are the ones trying to wreak havoc over the election process. we need to call them out on that. it is critical that we do so. jane: earlier in the day it was th security, kirstjen nielsen, who warned that the prospect of russian meddling was far from over. nielsen: we still have august, september, tor, november. it is fair to assume that they will interfere in all 50 states. jane: a brief time ago i d discusis with alexis simendinger of "the hill." thanks so much for coming in. are we any clearer now on where the president stands on russia and russian medd alexis: terrific question, four days in. itd yes, we are closer, bu hataken four days of backs,d-forths, walk walk forwards. i think the white house wants everyone to understand with help from the state department and thintelligence community that

u.s. director of national intelligence dan coats issued a statement saying we have been clear in our assessments of russian meddling in the twenty sixteen election and their ongoing pervasive efforts to undermine our democracy and we will continue to provide unvarnished and objective intelligence in support of our national security white house correspondent kimberly hawkins following reaction in washington. for a president who loves to talk about his ratings and reviews there was nearly universal criticism members of the u.s. congress over his performance in helsinki and his apparent acceptance of russian president vladimir putin's denial that russia interfered in the twenty sixteen u.s. election president putin he just said it's not russian but more than a dozen u.s. law enforcement and intelligence agencies have concluded just the opposite leading some members of the president's own political party to rebuke his actions republican senator john mccain called the putin trust press conference disgraceful in a statement he said the damage inflicted by president trumps night even take egotism false

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u.s. intelligence agency has concluded russia did. who do you believe? >> dan coats came to me and others and said they think it's russia. i have president putin. he just said it's not russia. i will say this, i don't see any reason why it would be. president putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. >> reporter: the president doubling down on fox news. >> we get questions on the witch hunt. and i don't think the people out in the country buy it. >> reporter: the criticism pouring in from democrats. >> yesterday's summit was one of the most disgraceful performances by an american president in memory. >> reporter: to fellow republicans. >> that was just a shameful performance. it really was. >> reporter: and on fox news. >> that's what made his performance, disgusting. it's not a right or left thing. it's wrong. >> reporter: as for the president, he's taken to twitter to praise the one politician who came to his defense, senator rand paul who calls the blow back trump derangement syndrome from the left. saying that russia interfered in the 2016 elec

u.s. intelligence assessment that russia interfered with the 2016 election. >> dan coats came to me and others and said they think it's russia. i have president putin and he just said it's not russia. i will say this. i do not see any reason why it would be. putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. >> the press conference following the summit he also denied interference in the u.s. election. he said there is no compromising information on trump as well. >> i heard these rumors that we allegedly collected compromising material. when trump was in moscow i did not even know he was in moscow. >>> his national intelligence director released a stimulator saying we have been clear in our assessment of russian meddling in the 2016 election and their ongoing pervasive efforts to undermine our democracy. >> trump's deference to putin at the helsinki news conference is prompting a backlash here at home. >> some perceived it as weakness. it was the most serious mistake of the presidency. in the newsroom now with the s. showing reverence to putin at the expense of his own u.s. intellige

u.s. intelligence assessments. let me say one more thing. u.s. intelligence, the president of the united states has appointed, the current heads of our u.s. intelligence agencies. please watch. >> my people came to me, dan coats came to me, and some others. they said they think it's russia. i have president putin. he just said it's not russia. i will say this. i don't see any reason why it would be. i have great confidence in my intelligence people, but i will tell you that president putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. >> extremely strong and powerful. >> he said it really loud. i want to let you know my kids yell emphatically, sometimes their eyes glaze over and they're straight up lying. according to what the president said right there, vladimir putin's word, his word, not evidence, his word, is more reliable than the combined efforts of the national security agency, director of intelligence, more than 110,000 patriotic americans, led by four trump appointees. >> his people. >> and i said it to you yesterday. president likes to use the word patriot, all the time. the definition of the word pa patriot is one who vigorously defends the values of their country especially in the face of

intelligence manipulate many people in my career. and i never would have thought the u.s. president would be one of them. >> reporter: director of national intelligence dan coats reportedly bypassing the white house to rebut the president, writing, we have been clear in our assessment of russian meddling in the 2016 election and their on going pervasive efforts to undermine our democracy. former cia director john brennan calling the news conference nothing short of treasonist. house speaker paul ryan stressing russia is not our ally. there is no moral ekwif lance. one of the most disgraceful performances by american president in memory. he has great confidence in his intelligence people as the white house scrambling to do damage control, sending out talking points and the vice president to reassure supporters. >> president donald trump will always put the prosperity and security of america first. >> reporter: meanwhile, russian officials hailing the summit as a resounding success and applauding putin's performance. >> president putin, did you want president trump to win the election? and did you direct any of your officials to help him do that? >> yes i did be

the two main people would be dan coats, of course, the intelligence chief, and the u.s. ambassador to russia, jon huntsman and told reporters 11 days ago the president would confront vladimir putin over election meddling. we saw dan coats come out with a statement saying he stands by his findings, his exhaustive findings that russia did meddle in the election, something a source told cnn they did not clear with the white house before publishing that statement and unclear if it leads to resignation potentially. that's up for debate and we have seen several republicans in congress come out with the statements, some calling the president out by name including from paul ryan saying that, no, russia did meddle in the election, actually. i think we'll continue to see that pile up as the president is on his way back to washington but the question is, does it go past just a strongly worded statement that says something along the lines of i condemn in the strongest possible terms? we did reach out to the people who have in the past said that russia did meddle in the election to ge

u.s. elections, trump seemed unrelenting in undermining the findings of his own intelligence community. trump's latest denial that russia is targeting the u.s. directly contradicted what the director of national intelligence, dan coats, said. >> it was in the months prior to september 2001 when according to then cia director george tenet, the system was blinking red. here we are nearly two decades later and i'm here to say the warning lights are blinking red again. today the digital infrastructure that serves this country is literally under attack. >> well, our country's intelligence community is taking that warning very seriously. "the washington post" reports the national security agency and u.s. cyber command have been directed, quote, to coordinate actions to counter potential russian interference in the 2018 midterm elections. the initiative is all in the absence of direct guidance from the white house on the issue of russian aggression. with me now is retired admiral james devridis. he is a former nato supreme allied commander. so this is a man who understands the value of nato. not to our allies who are on the russian border and eastern europe, but to americans because after 9/11 is the only time that article

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