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With my campaign. if theyre hackers, they probably like hillary clinton better than me. now they do, now they do, but they go after some hacker in russia, that had nothing to do with my campaign. >> pierre, federal prosecutors say this russian woman charged is part of a wider conspiracy? >> reporter: thats right, david. prosecutors say shes part of the same group that targeted the 2016 elections. including the russian oligarch who is very close to putin. she remains in russia, with little chance...

If the hackers, a lot of them probably like hillary clinton better than me. now they do. now they do. but, you know, they go after some hacker in russia, and say, oh, it had nothing to do with my campaign. ive already said it. >> joining us now ken delaney, intelligence and national security reporter for nbc news, and david cornyn, washington bureau chief for david jones. youve been studying this closer than most of us. the president continues to deny that theres any problem, certainly no ongoin...

18 days away. the justice department today revealed its charges against a russian operative, a woman, based in st. petersburg with links to vladimir putin, a woman who likely will never see the inside of an american courtroom. the president has spoken about the development during events today in arizona. >> nothing to do with my campaign. all of the hackers and everybody you see, nothing do with my campaign. if theyre hackers, a lot of them probably like hillary clinton better than me. now they ...

Trying to influence of election of 2018. >> it had nothing to do with my campaign. if the hackers, a lot of them probably like hillary clinton better than me. now they do. now they do. but, you know, they go after some hacker in russia, and say, oh, it had nothing to do with my campaign. ive already said it. >> joining us now ken delaney, intelligence and national security reporter for nbc news, and david cornyn, washington bureau chief for david jones. youve been studying this closer than most ...

Right now and in realtime with our midterm elections that are 18 days away. the justice department today revealed its charges against a russian operative, a woman, based in st. petersburg with links to vladimir putin, a woman who will likely never see the inside of an american courtroom. the president has spoken about the development during events today in arizona. >> nothing to do with my campaign. all of the hackers and everybody you see, nothing do with my campaign. if theyre hackers, a lot o...

Probably like hillary clinton better than me. now they do. now they do. but you know, they go after some hacker in russia and they say oh. it had nothing to do with my campaign. >> joining me now is tom winter, investigative reporter for nbc news. and malcolm nance, author of "the plot to destroy democracy." tom, help us out here about this. is this news that theyre still doing it? >> yeah, i think so, chris. weve been hearing about this from our intelligence communities and from law enforcement...

That you see, nothing to do with my campaign. if the hackers, a lot of them probably like hillary clinton better than me. now they do. now they do. but, you know that. >> go after some hacker in russia and they say oh, it had nothing to do with my campaign. >> joining me now is tom winter, investigative reporter for nbc news. and malcolm nance, author of "the plot to destroy democracy." tom, help us out here. this s this news that theyre still doing it? >> yeah, i think so, chris. weve been hear...

The president insists his administration has done a lot to protect the upcoming election. hes just commented on several related issues. lets go to our white house correspondent, kaitlan collins. kaitlan, whats the latest? >> reporter: wolf, the presidents initial response to this was a lot different than those statements that evan just read from several of his own agency leaders. instead, the presidents first response was not a warning to voters about potential election interference, but a denia...

For example, you know whats easy to condemn? nazis. but the president couldnt bring himself to do even that. >> you also had people that were very fine people on both sides. >> there is still no close second to vladimir putin and russias attempt to interfere with our election on trumps behalf. >> could be russia, but it could also be china. it could be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds. >> i believe that president putin really feels, and he feels strongly, that he did not medd...

Policy matter. do you think? >> i think -- i mean, past is precedent certainly here, and i think thats a very strong argument. it seems that this has particularly hit a chord, and i think emotions are strong. whether that lasts in the next couple of weeks, and pending the results of the investigation if it sorts out to be credible. >> clearly, susan, the president wants to take the saudi denials at face value, whether from the king or the crown prince. >> right. so he is doing the saudi pr work ...