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>> amy, this doesnt mean the president was compromised in any way, does it? >> it doesnt mean that. it means that there was a conversation that was overheard about whether the president or his team was compromised but if it is in fact true and if this is a legitimate conversation that was intercepted, thats a reason for pretty significant concern because of course it means the russian would have leverage over u.s./russian policy and that is a big deal. >> jack, according to this breaking news, s...

>> right. i mean, look, there are so many pieces of this that raise questions. if to the extent that theres information that the russians believe that theres derogatory information about the president or his team or involves his finances or his son-in-law who is going to be a senior adviser to the president once he gets into the white house is then having meetings with a banker connected to a foreign adversary, there are so many different pieces of this that are troubling that really need to be ...

Away. every time you think it is over, there is something else coming up, i think it is pretty much discovered the tip of the iceberg of all these investigations are going on. there will be more thats coming whether i want to go to the point, i want to be careful but negligent. thats not good enough for the white house. jack barsky and ron and lynn, thank you, well see you after this hour. >> this was during the clinton e-mail investigation. why he said he did it. >> what police say he did at a ...

Communications. >> they would have to expose their means and methods to u.s. officials. >> right. thats all the concerns that were raised about michael flynn whether he will be subject to pressure or blackmail because the russians would know things that his colleagues would not about what he said. >> all that applies here. this is a tremendous accelerant overall. >> we heard from the presidents national security adviser. hr mcmaster telling cnn that he would not be concerned about a white house ...

About nay eve. bob to you agree? >> i do hope it nay yooef te. it doesnt look good for us in any case and never will. the alternative is they knew what they were doing and it was some sort of secret agreement that theyre keeping from the government, that would be much worse. if it would be a real collusion with the russians. i refuse to believe that so far but we got to see. >> bob bear, jack barsky thank you both. coming up russian misinformation, why would former fbi director james comey let...

Volumes. jack, what is the potential upside for russia and kislyak in this idea of forming a secret communications line? why would russia be interested in using a challenge to discuss security issues? >> i dont think it has so much to do with secret communications. were blowing this a little out of proportion if you think were going to get into this situation where you think theres going to be that secret communication from the white house to the  creme lib bypassing everything else. i think it...

Ministry spokesperson joking if they had not been released, they would have been presented as secret evidence of collusion of russia. >> vladimir putin was picturing play ice hockey. he told one reporter that the issue had nothing to do with him. the episode has under scored for russians. just how unpredictable the trump administration can be. they may laugh at it but they dont like it. matthew chance, cnn moscow. i want to bring in our former kgb agent, jack, thanks so much for bringing your ...

>> would you have let him inside the oval office knowing what you know about russia and how everybody operate? >> i would not think to do something really sacred. i would not let him win of the timing of all of this. >> jack barsky. thank you for your advice. >> this story is just ahead in the cnn newsroom of the computers and data held for ransom. experience amazing. itbut one i think with quesa simple answer. we have this need to peek over our neighbors fence. and once we do, we see wonder wai...

Tit-for-tat between the russian hacking on the one hand, and now, the allegations that trump was being hacked. in the meantime, mr. putin is probably sitting in russia, rubbing his hands, because that is what the russians want to do. they have always done destabilized democracies. right now, we are playing into his hands. >> shannon: do you think folks on both sides of the act, as i said, there has been consideredn expressed by democrats and republicans? do you think they will get that is putins...

Tit-for-tat between the russian hacking on the one hand, and now, the allegations that trump was being hacked. in the meantime, mr. putin is probably sitting in russia, rubbing his hands, because that is what the russians want to do. they have always done destabilized democracies. right now, we are playing into his hands. >> shannon: do you think folks on both sides of the act, as i said, there has been consideredn expressed by democrats and republicans? do you think they will get that is putins...