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Numerous attempts, actual successes for russia interfering with the election it showed there were numerous meetings with people who were representing the trump campaign. >> doe that mean to you that the president is open to potentially it happening again? >> yes. i think his statements he would take it on a case by case basis or came from one of the administration people, his statement he can look at the information and decide on it, i think hes sending out a year signal to russia or anybody els...

If this was gas lighting i think he got some of the gas on himself and caught fire over collusion this week. >> well, to a degree. not quite the hindenburg but yes, you got even a couple of republican members of the senate saying well, maybe he shouldnt be inviting foreign adversaries to intervene in an election. boy, it only took three years to get them to say that. but as soon as he went on "fox & friends," their criticisms seemed to evaporate. >> barbara, i wonder what you think of the obviou...

They have information. i think i would take it. if i thought there was something wrong, id go maybe to fbi. >> reporter: one aide sees the presidents comment as a directive. >> the presidents directive, a case by case basis. he said he would do both. listen to what they have to say but also report it to fbi. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell appeared to dismiss the remarks. >> they cant let it go. i said weeks ago, case closed. we got the mueller report. >> reporter: some republicans are taking issue...

Of self-preservation on his part. mr. ortiz is a pretty renowned figure. >> the slugger for the boston red sox was shot in the back sunday as he sat in a nightclub in the dominican republic. a total of nine suspects have been taken into custody and prosecutors tell cnn some have been cooperating. >> it tells me theres a potential organization here. it is not just a case of naxen identity. its probably an organization and theres some reason for why mr. ortiz was targeted. >> officials say the all...

>> we were briefed before this latest -- >> not this new round. >> not this new round. and what we were briefed on before, really did not amount to a major new threat from iran. i mean look, this has been a threat for years and years. weve been managing this. now attacks on shipping, that would be an escalation, if it is iran but it is not exactly an advertisement for the success of the administration policy. >> breaking overnight, haily, an official with the trump campaign, said that the trump ...

It raises a lot of questions. >> take a listen. >> the president is our leader. we follow everything he says as he said case by case basis. he said he would do both. low pressure to what they have to say and also report it to fbi. >> the fbi has been clear. you report it to the fbi and youre not allowed to accept it. >> by far most republicans have said we would go to fbi immediately and report to them. this shows how the presidents comments, beyond the appropriateness of it, it also has put rep...

I think id take it. if i thought there was something wrong id go to the fbi. >> reporter: one aids sees the comments as a directive. >> the presidents directive, a case by case basis. he said he would do both. listen to what they have to say but report it to fbi. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell seemed to dismiss the remarks. >> they cant let it go. i said weeks ago, case close d anded. >> reporter: some republicans are taking issue with the idea of accepting foreign dirt. >> nobody should ever ever...

Hes up for re-election in 2020 where it is seen as staying in president trumps good graces that seen as being politically advantageous for him. >> thanks so much. i get why hes proud to be the grim reaper for the green new deal or for any progressive legislation. why is he the grim reaper for bipartisan election security legislation? why would that be something he kills? >> i think hes so writ large he has characterized that democrats are pushing, everything that the democratic led house is push...

With our country. how are you going to -- if you dont hear what it is, you dont know what it is. nobody is going to say bad things to me. they know im a straight player. >> steve is shaking his head in approval. the mueller report identified numerous links between the russian government and the trump campaign and found that the russian government perceived it would benefit from a trump presidency and worked to secure the out come and the campaign expected to benefit from information stolen throu...

Administration. but is this president willing to defy a court order to turn things over, do we think? when does this hit a boiling point? >> its a great question, and we dont know, we can sort of look at the past to try to predict the future, on the one hand the white house made pretty clear going into this first phase of request for testimony and documents, that they were going to fight everything and say no. it feels worth mentioning here, they do claim that they treat each thing on a case by ...