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Protect america against russian interference in our election system. >> i dont recall a conversation like that. >> never. >> no. >> do you find it odd -- >> not with president trump. i attended a fair number of meetings on that with president obama. >> meanwhile the attorney general testified he never received a briefing on russias activities. this is sessions. >> do you believe the russians interfered in the 2016 elections? >> it appears so. the intelligence community seems to be united in that...

>> i dont recall a conversation like that. >> never. >> no. >> do you find it odd? >> not with president trump. >> you received no briefing on the russian active measures in connection with the 2016 election? >> no. i dont believe i ever did. >> on russian sanctions, just very plainly, yes or no answer, does president trump believe that the russian government interfered in the 2016 elections? >> i have not sat down and talked to him about that specific thing. weve been dealing with a lot of othe...

Those interactions that youve shared with us today ask you what you should be doing or what our government should be doing or the intelligence community to protect america against russian interference in our election system? >> i dont recall a conversation like that. >> never? >> no. >> do you find it odd -- >> not with president trump. attended a fair number of meetings on that with president obama. >> so there you have it, david ignatius. david, you have jeff sessions saying he doesnt believe ...

Did the president in any of those interactions that you have shared with us today ask you what you should be doing or what our government should be doing or the intelligence community to protect america against russian interference in our election system? >> i dont recall a conversation like that. >> never? >> no. >> do you find it odd -- >> not with president trump. >> right. >> i attended a fair number of meetings on that with president obama. >> james comey there before the senate intel commi...

Did the president in any of those interactions that you have shared with us today ask you what you should be doing or what our government should be doing or the intelligence community to protect america against russian interference in our election system? >> i dont recall a conversation like that. >> never? >> no. >> do you find it odd -- >> not with president trump. >> right. >> i attended a fair number of meetings on that with president obama. >> james comey there before the senate intel commi...

The most on demand, your entire dvr, top networks, and live sports on the go. included with xfinity tv. xfinity the future of awesome. did the president in any of those interactions that you have shared with us today ask you what you should be doing or what our government should be doing or the intelligence community to protect america against russian interference in our election system? >> i dont recall a conversation like that. >> never? >> no. >> do you find it odd --

The fact that he is the most sanctimonious goody two shoes guy and tries to come across as goody two shoes when hes this shark political operator. >> as a journalist, im sure youd be happy but do you find it odd, do you find it odd, that the information that gets picked apart here isnt necessarily the stuff that leaks badly for donald trump but the other stuff? >> i think this, as a journalist, im coming the time administration and i want people to leak to me. i think im fair enough to know wher...

This. i do find it odd that he is -- you know, the fbi director actually works for the attorney general, and the attorney general doesnt ask the fbi director, saying, what were you talking about in there? but that doesnt necessarily reflect being weird. it could reflect other things. [ overlapping voices ] >> when he goes to sessions, though, and says, remember, you got to stop trump -- like, i cant have these conversations with trump. i found that to be fascinating too. he doesnt say anything. ...

Plenty yesterday obviously in his nearly three hours of testimony. but he also talked about something that the president didnt say or didnt talk much about and that is essentially russian interference in the election. listen to this moment and then i want to get your take on the other side. >> did the president in any of those interactions that youve shared with us today ask you what you should be doing or what our government should be doing or the intelligence community to protect america again...

He said, i didnt want to infect -- it was his words, i didnt want to -- why should he resign? >> because he threatened to resign, or wrote the letter in 2004 when he had a legal disagreement with the whole ashcroft -- >> but you understand what -- >> listen, i dont subscribe to the weirdo theory, so let me just separate myself. >> thats inappropriate. >> you made that comment. but there are many explanations for why sessions would have gotten up and left the room. some of which would influence y...