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>> putin denied any interference. >> this is an assault on us, on our nation, our country. and regardless of party. and we need to get to the bottom of this and figure out what to do to prevent it in the future. >> for decades, russian intelligence gathering inside the u.s. has been a constant threat. before becoming a moscow media star, anna was caught on camera in the usa working undercover for the kremlin. in 2010 she was busted during an fbi probe into ten russian deep cover sleeper agents. ...

Place. its just too dangerous. theres an argument for that. i dont think that that in and of itself is crazy. you know, we want to try to find a way to step back from the brink of tension with the russians. thats okay. the question is under what terms. when you talk about giving the russians back these two diplomatic compounds, maybe giving sanctions relief, giving them things that they want, my question is what do we get? whats on the other side of that ledger? is he going to make a good deal o...

Was about to inherit is. and that the institutional instincts of the community are to support the president of the united states whoever it is and to make sure hes as successful as possible. and, obviously, took exception to that characterization. i guess first instance i was amazed he took my call. i only had nine days left in call, but he did. >> finally, if you had a message to deliver to president trump, vladmir putin today says return our compounds in maryland and long island. what would yo...

States is now apparently in goe negotiations with the russians. the under secretary of state met with the russian ambassador just days ago to possibly return the two compounds to the russians in maryland and new york. so it seems to be business as usual. and what the president has said in poland was actually deeply troubling, because he said, it could have been the russians, but it could have been a lot of other countries. >> which former director of national intelligence, james clapper, struck ...

>> -- can give them back. this is crazy. you cant until there has been some real accountability for the covert action they ran against our election and against our democracy. thats just the end of the story. >> >> and im serious. were reporting they are ramping up their spy efforts. and one of the reasons is the lack of so-called significant retaliatory response from both the trump and obama administrations. so in the context here, the trump administration is considering returning these two mass...

Impressive. they should not be able to get this back at all. these should be completely off the table. there hasnt been any -- there is a quid pro quo type of discussion. what is the discussion that allows us to with confidence say were going to give these compounds back. oh, by the way, here is the list of things that you are going to do that would allow us to give you the keys. we havent seen that. we dont know that. we cant assume that this is business. i mean, this is not business as usual. ...

It has created wider tensions with russia, as well. one of the things the obama administration did in retaliation was to shut down russian diplomatic compounds in december. officials pressed u.s. to return the facilities in a bid to return relations. one said u.s. watched as russians removed suspected surveillance equipment from the compounds. russia has denied the compounds were being used for intelligence gathering. russian experts we have spoken to say as the relationship between russia and t...

Vladimir putin. but the kremlin has listed a wide range of issues, where they believe they can work with the united states. russian officials say they hope a trump presidency would improve relations, but earlier this week, a kremlin aid said the ties are at zero level. russian officials say they want diplomatic compound in the united states back. >> reporter: thats right, shep. two diplomatic compounds. the russian interference in the u.s. election, obama administration claimed the russians were...

To seize these compounds as retribution. but, bob, u.s. officials knew what they were being used for, right? they knew they were being used to spy. they knew they were safe houses. why did they let it go on in the first place in plain sight? >> well, erin, we do the same thing in moscow, frankly. and its sort of a game, you know. and its a matter of confidence that we built over the years with the russians. we know what goes on. the fbi, you know, tries to keep track of it. you know, here is the...

Success in interfering in the 2016 election. you served in government. you dealt with national security threats for some time. if the president of the united states will not acknowledge the perpetrator and the seriousness of this, what is your confidence that this administration is going to fight this increased russian espionage? >> little confidence at all. clearly they are turning their back on this. the russians have always had an espionage effort here. that is not new. they feel emboldened b...