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The country, closing bank accounts north al -- or not allowing them to be opened means nothing. the national security issue is the fact that donald trump continues to say yes to russian interference in the 2018 elections. i spent the last week talking with experts, nonpartisan experts on voting machines, voting procedures, voting processes. this white house and this congress have done absolutely nothing. you can be assured that russia will be voting in the 2018 elections and consequently whateve...

Having with another foreign leader? in this case, the adversary, the russian leader vladimir putin. you know, its appalling to me and astounding that we are getting information from them first. we also had that happen post-helsinki in the immediate aftermath where the russian ambassador here in washington, d.c. also was giving us a preview of what was discussed. we still have no formal readout from the white house as far as i am aware of so, you know, this is a problem for us. and the fact that ...

The full extent of what happened in that helsinki meeting. a repetition of that kind of meeting would be a debacle again for this country and any time the two of them, putin and trump, are in the same room, our country is the less safe. so a resolution, some kind of public statementtial bipartisan, and i hope my republican colleagues will daytona this discussion i hope that my republican colleagues will step up and speak out. >> all right. you mentioned the ambiguity of what happened in that mee...

Secretary. >> in other words, do you like the idea that there have been some who have discussed whether the interpreter should testify on capitol hill, should be asked however many days now, at least a week now after the summit about what was discussed between the two men? >> yeah. i think thats totally atrocious. when i first heard that, i couldnt believe it. in my 30 years experience as an interpreter, i retired 20 years ago, since then i have never heard of any such thing. can you imagine a f...

Welcome back. theres no word if a private meeting with president trump is in the cards if vladimir putin does visit the white house this fall. despite loud criticism from democrats and some republicans, the leaders met by themselves in helsinki. no advisers in the room, just two interpreters. i want to bring in a russian interpreter who has his own experience in high level meetings. he worked interpreting for ronald reagan during his summit with soviet leader gorbachev in iceland. good to see yo...

Some sort of documentation? >> well, part of me would be very surprised if someone hadnt recorded it, although i have no knowledge of that. the problem is, the interpreters, theyre focusing on interpreting the meaning of what the different presidents are saying, and they dont have a broader overview. i think they work for the president, and theyre under no obligation to brief anyone else. so i think the sooner that -- the sooner our administration gives us some readout about what happened, whate...

For instance, syria, where i think we have rather different views, as we heard. so its not too late, but i think we -- we have to pick the issues. we have to set that agenda. >> do you believe this confusion, this bafflement, this really is exactly what vladimir putin had been gunning for? >> i think so, except i think what the russians didnt realize is the domestic backlash to what president trump did in that press conference with putin. they didnt reckon with that and now i think they have to ...

Soviet interpreter will then put it into english for reagan. so the process is kind of long. initially they expect the meeting to last 20 minutes, well, thats unrealistic because 20 minutes back and forth is not that. when you do it through interpreters, it is cut in a quarter. it leaves only five minutes for each side to speak which is unrealistic, which is what happened with the first meeting between president trump and president putin the g 20. >> when you hear about a two hour meeting or two...

Appreciate it. more questions and answers after the presidents widely criticized private meeting with vladimir putin. the only people in the room are the president and their interpreters. what really went down? just ahead, a man in that situation before as an interpreter for president reagan. well get his take next. if these packs have the same number of bladder leak pads, i bet you think bigger is better. actually, its bulkier. always discreet quickly turns liquid to gel,

Only one who thought that was a bit extreme, not only with a leon panetta says. i criticize republicans on my show and criticized the presidents performance in helsinki, may be he could have been more forceful on the issue what the russians did in the 2016 election and what they didnt do. he clarified himself later in the week, but take the extra measure that democrats are advocating, including mr. panetta. then to say we want to see the notes and talk to you about what was discussed. i thought ...