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About assertions the russian government is making about those american citizens we do not stand by those assertions. >> reporter: 11 american citizens vladimir putin wants to question include members of the cia, members of the state and ambassador to russia and bill browder, a us foreign investor who peaked the iron by working with congress to pass an act that bars russian officials suspected of human rights abuses from entering the united states. browder, 11/$2 billion in russia, never paid any...

Cockamamey scheme with no relation to facts whatsoever the white house refused to do that. i hope somebody asks him another question today and get the right today. we see that lately. take two, take three to get the message right. this isnt just about me but this is about america national interest. we cant allow this kind of moral equivalency when dealing with vladimir putin. >> we played the white house reaction to that question yesterday. let me show you a different story at the state departme...

Interesting idea and said it wants to question one mike mcfaul and several americans as part of the investigation into bill broader for what the russians say are financial crimes. broader will remind you an out spoken critic to pass the act which imposed sanctions on russia for human rights violations. well today the state department spokesperson, heather was asked about all of it. >> i cant answer on behalf of the white house but the overall assertions that have come out because of the governme...

Brouder young lawyer. in mondays news conference, accused him of funneling stolen money tahillary clintons campaign an allegation which he denies. >> i cant answer on behalf of the white house with regard to that, but what i can tell you is that the overall assertions that have come out of the russian government are absolutely absurd. the fact that they want to question 11 american citizens and the assertions that the russian government is making about those american citizens, we do not stand by...

Bill broader for what the russians say are financial crimes. broader will remind you an out spoken critic to pass the act which imposed sanctions on russia for human rights violations. well today the state department spokesperson, heather was asked about all of it. >> i cant answer on behalf of the white house but the overall assertions that have come out because of the government are absurd. the fact they1 11 american citizens and the assertions they are making we do not stand by those atergss ...

Allowed to question nerns. president trump called it an interesting idea. several other americans as part of its investigation into financier bill prouder for what the russians say are financial crimes. prouder, an outspoken critic of putin allowed passesage of the nas irvegs tsky act. today the state department spokesperson was 1kd about it. >> what i can tell you is that the overall assertions that have come out of the russian government are absolutely absurd. the fact that they want to questi...

Court documents reading like a bond script about the agent trying to use the gop to help mother russia. good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper. the assertions about russian cyberattacks are not limited it turns out to what happened in 2016. we also learned today that the presidents doubting of his intelligence agencies applies the cyberattacks right now. the president this afternoon when asked if russia is targeting the united states said, no. take a listen. >> is russ...

>> reporter: sources tell cnn the officials feared the u.s. intelligence chief dan coats 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 houses 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 presidents prepared statement rewr...

>> martha: the magnitsky act was passed by congress and it put sanctions on vladimir putin, on many of his wealthiest friends in terms of what travel they could have. this has irritated him to no end and he wants it lifted and in fact that was part of the reason that natalia was in new york to try to get the magnitsky act lifted. it also has to do with some adoption rules, thats part of the larger picture of it. but they very much want that overturned and hes obviously very angry with you. i won...

Literally under attack. the agents are meant to undermine americas democracy. the system is blinking. it is why i believe we are at a critical point. in the face of those kinds of warnings, even from the presidents own appointed national intelligence director, the trump white house two months ago did fire the top cyber security official at the national security council. as "the new york times" reported when the cyber security czar had his job eliminated by the trump administration in may, "the c...