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Because they were afraid of how it was playing in the geopolitical space. >> how others were taking advantage of it. thats very interesting. steve, why do you think they do this? whats their goal? >> first, julia has written a very interesting article. if anyone wants to understand what the russians are up to here. russian operations are carried typically by their intelligence services, often have a number of different goals. most recently, in the most recent iteration we saw the russians try to...

At trump tower with documents. so theres no question about it this magnitsky act is an extremely important hot button. its not just about adoption. it really has to do with the russian government being an organized crime organization where magnitskys boss, bill brower, found out that the russian government had ripped off the government to the tune of $250 million by putting in a phony tax claim that they should never have had. broer blew the whistle on that, magnitsky was involved as a lawyer do...

This, by the way, is a routine meeting with the judiciary committee, but a lot of the hot button issues are being revisited. youre just watching a heated exchange between jeff sessions and senator al franken pressing him on why, when he came to capitol hill, he said he hadnt met with any russian officials, and of course that account changed bh he realized today, he did not meet with any russian officials or any other items serving the country? he then went on to say that the did not have anythin...

That, you know, bambi was not going to be in a position to manage that property. >> i love this girl, my daughter, but shes beyond hope, is that kind of the feeling? >> well, she just cant be trusted with it. >> bambi didnt agree. >> she wted the property back. >> i had a lot of anger about that. >> but humphries learned the land wasnt the only hot button between bambi and her mother and stepdad. bambi admitted they also argued over the raising of bambis boys, nathan and cody. >> were there any ...

Another hot button in this proposal but mostly the wall. democrats have will be willing all along to go for more spending on the border, more i.c.e. agents, more of this and that. the president has gone back and forth here, because he clearly came under some serious scrutiny from his right flank, from the freedom caucus and clearly influenced by stephen miller, who has been a longtime immigration hard-liner inside the trump administration. used to work for senator sessions on the hill. so i thin...

Hot button cases on the docket but one that is not under consideration, the presidents travel ban. meanwhile, rumors are swirling of a possible resignation from the high court. ellison barber takes a look. >> rick, the high court is heading back to work tomorrow, if the october start date is tough to remember, you can always keep an eye out for red roads. here in d.c. every year a red mass takes place the sunday before the supreme court begins a new term. it is to celebrate the legal profession ...

Hot button cases on the docket but one that is not under consideration, the presidents travel ban. meanwhile, rumors are swirling of a possible resignation from the high court. ellison barber takes a look. >> rick, the high court is heading back to work tomorrow, if the october start date is tough to remember, you can always keep an eye out for red roads. here in d.c. every year a red mass takes place the sunday before the supreme court begins a new term. it is to celebrate the legal profession ...

To make others -- they are in our society and they know our hot buttons. >> they do. that is the responsibility of russian intelligence officers to penetrate our society as much as they can and understand what makes us particular. tick. hot button issues and how to exploit them. brian: you are one of the few in america not surprised by the revelations over last few days? >> no, im absolutely not surprised and wouldnt be surprised if in this case that the russians purposely left discoverable clue...

I wish i could tell you were going to be able to stop all interference, but that just wouldnt be realistic. there will always be bad actors in the world and we cant prevent all governments from all interference. >> were getting a clearer picture of the scope of russian social media propaganda efforts in the last election. today twitter told congressional investigators it has shut down 201 accounts tied to the same russian operatives who posted thousands of political ads on facebook. facebook hav...

I wish i could tell you were going to be able to stop all interference, but that just wouldnt be realistic. there will always be bad actors in the world and we cant prevent all governments from all interference. >> were getting a clearer picture of the scope of russian social media propaganda efforts in the last election. today twitter told congressional investigators it has shut down 201 accounts tied to the same russian operatives who posted thousands of political ads on facebook. facebook hav...