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House is in cleanup mode over the presidents answers to questions about russia. >> cecilia, thank you. and for the first time, were hearing what donald trump says he told putin. spending two hours alone in helsinki with only interpreters. did he warn putin against meddling? what the president now says tonight. the presidents interpreter, next to president trump. and some lawmakers on the hill want the interpreter to answer questions. saying its the only way theyll know for sure what really hap...

The u.s. am basketball tore is helping money laundering and by not saying they are equivalent, the president is suggesting there is moral equivalency. i hope they do a better job tomorrow. >> are we lead to believe in the two-hour meeting on the dark side of the moon with interpreters present, putin says to trump i have a great idea and here it is. i think of it as a player trade? >> yeah, its very consistent with the vladimir putin i know. disinformation is a tool they use all the time, thats w...

Overwhelming with a crazy story that makes absolutely no sense, no logical sense that somehow the u.s. am basketball tore is helping money laundering and by not saying they are equivalent, the president is suggesting there is moral equivalency. i hope they do a better job tomorrow. >> are we helead to believe in e two-hour meeting on the dark side of the moon with interpreters present, putin says to trump i have a great idea and here it is. i think of it as a player trade? >> yeah, its very cons...

One guy, that thats when his best negotiating deals. the president wanted that, for whatever reason, his aides conceded that to him. >> we are waiting on your write up on this. we have "the new york times" story first. weve got that mr. trumps director of national intelligence dan coates acknowledged frustration about being kept in the dark about the meeting and their respective interpreters. if he asked me how that ought to be conducted, coates said the interview weve been watching, i would hav...

Evidence is overwhelming, with a crazy, caulka maame story that makes absolutely no sense, no logical sense that somehow the u.s. ambassador is helping money laundering, and yet by not saying that these things are not equivalent, the president is suggesting that there is moral equivalency to that and i just find it deeply disappointing. i hope they do a better job tomorrow at the press conference. >> are we really led to believe during that two-hour meeting on the dark side of the moon with only...

Tougher time. were dealing with a russia now which is very aggressive. and it will only respond to strength. and thats not strength only in terms of our military establishment. its also the strength that we show in sitting down with the russians and making clear to them what the consequences for their actions will be. thats not been happening. >> very quickly because it came up when i interviewed adam schiff, the top democrat on the house intelligence committee last night. that private meeting, ...

Finns have a full tape of it as well. >> we have had an interpreter in the room. i know the interpreter. shes a professional. interpreters at that level understand their job is not just to interpret. its also to keep notes and keep a record. im sure she has been debriefed by mr. bolton, maybe by fiona hill, the presidents chief adviser on russia. so i think we probably have a pretty good sense of what was ever said in that meeting. i expect secretary pompeo will talk about that when he testifies...

Only a pair of interpreters for two hours in helsinki. >> a number of issues were raised including syrian humanitarian aid. >> reporter: the white house has its version but some democrats want the american interpreter in the room to tell congress specifically what trump said and heard. >> were worried about what the president said publicly. were even more worried about what happened in those two hours when the president was alone with mr. putin. >> reporter: across the aisle -- >> not saying it ...

And keep a record. i expect secretary pompeo will talk about that when he testifies before congress next week. >> reporter: but the interpreter herself grilled by lawmakers, thats another matter. presidents often use interpreters in private talks and a person who served in that capacity for many years tells cnn forcing one to comment on what she or he heard would set a horrible precedent and the association says they should hold in confidence any privileged and or confidential information. >> wh...

>> in interpretation, discretion is paramount. >> when in doubt, we keep it confidential, unless a judge orders me to talk about it, i probably wouldnt. this is a legal issue more than a interpretation issue. >> former u.s. ambassador to russia john buyerly, told wolf that gross almost certainly took notes and likely briefed other top officials. >> interpreters at that level understand their job is not only to is interpret but to keep notes and also to debrief. i think we probably have a pretty ...