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Several other citizens. after acknowledging that president trump discuss that with vladimir putin in helsinki and was working with his team of the issue, white house white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders is in a statement, "it was their proposal that was made in sincerity by president putin but president trump disagrees with it. was go that follow state department spokesperson heather nauert who criticize that idea. >> i cant criticize the white house without but i can tell you that...

Bill browder and several other us citizens. after acknowledging donald trump discussed that with vladimir putin in helsinki and was still working with his team on the issue white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders now says in a statement it is a proposal made in sincerity by vladimir putin but donald trump disagrees with it, that follow state department spokesman heather knauer who criticized the idea. >> i cant answer with regard to that but i can tell you the overall assertions that ...

Also this morning, the whouts confiwhite house confirms it is considering an offer from putin for the kremlin to interrogate prominent americans in exchange for something else. among them, former u.s. ambassador michael mcfaul, and moscow says if you would do that, we will help you in the mueller probe. we will help you in speaking to those 12 russians indicted a week ago. it is an extraordinary move by the white house to say that it is even considering this. the state department on the other ha...

To use our correspondent in moscows point that the president of russia this week seems to be more consistent than the president of the united states. >> thats the problem. it is not just what the president says and does, it is the whole way the administration is managed. yesterday the state department called the russian assertions absurd, while the white house press secretary couldnt figure out how to respond, she said maybe this is still on the table. thats what gives the impression that the ri...

Bill blow d broder to the kremlin? the state department was asked about this yesterday. and gave maybe the answer you would expect. >> what i can tell you is that the overall assertions that have come out of the russian government are absolutely absurd. >> but later white house press secretary sarah sanders had very different answer. >> the president will meet with his team and well let you know when we have an announcement on that. >> is this a topic that came up in their conversation, did puti...

Hand over a human rights campaigner to a murderer to his death would be the most insane thing that this president could do. >> this is yet another tactic to intimidate me like he has done with other people, and i wish -- i just hope my own president, my commander in chief would understand it for what it is and push back, both in public and in private. >> obviously both men clearly are not interested in talking to russian investigators and with good reason. >> you know, the white house, john, and...

Comments came as trump invited putin to the white house for a second meeting amid another major reversal. trump saying he disagrees with putins request for the russian government to interrogate americans. he changed his tune after a loud bipartisan back lash only three days after he praised putins idea. >> 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 is an incredible offer....

Ludicrous proposal by the russian leader. putin had suggested his people be allowed to interrogate americans in exchange for the special counsel, robert mueller, getting access to 12 russians indicted for attacking u.s. elections. the white house now quote, unquote disagrees with this idea, but just yesterday the administration showed literally two minds about it, with the white house saying one thing and the state department saying another. >> does president trump support that idea, is he open ...

Offer. he offered to have the people working on the case come and work with their investigators with respect to the 12 people. >> reporter: what the president twice called incredible on monday was still being considered yesterday at the white house. >> the president is going to meet with his team and well let you know. >> reporter: even as the state department rejected the idea. >> is that the oval assertions that have come out of the russian government are absurd. the fact that they want to que...

Idea. he didnt commit to anything. he wants to determine if there is validity that would be helpful to the process, weve committed to nothing. it was an idea that they threw out. >> what i can tell you is that the overall assertions that have come out of the russian government are absolutely abs d absurd. the assertions the russian government is making about american citizens, we dont stand by those assertions that the russian government makes. >> to give you a sense of how extraordinary it is t...