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Nato treaty, something that he did not do in the last trip to europe. so the man can learn and i give him credit for saying some things that will kind of allow the germans and rest of europe to think that we remain on their side and perhaps give vladimir putin some pause. again, on this particular issue, how you go into a discussion, you know, muddying the water about whether the attack occurred or not, i just dont understand how you advance the ball in making sure it doesnt happen again. >> con...

Other country besides russia tried to meddle in the 2016 election? >> none. none. and, yes, there are other countries out there with sophisticated capabilities. the chinese are pretty good at this stuff. theyve been stealing our industrial secrets for a long time. this was an issue under the obama administration. there are plenty of other countries out there with capabilities. the fact is, a very serious attack occurred and i dont understand how the united states president can protect the countr...

Intelligence gathering and theyve noticed an increase since the election so the russians efforts have not been slowed by the intense focus of the assessment that russia meddled in the u.s. election and since the election, john, u.s. authorities have detected an uptick in suspected russian intelligence officers entering the united states under the guise of other business. officials say they have been trying to replenish their ranks since the u.s. dispelled russian diplomats and, in some cases, ru...

Up for the russians the possible psychoanalyzing donald trump and how they might work with him or work against him in the putin meeting with him tomorrow. and namely, what we know, john s. a number of countries have been analyzing his tweets to try to figure out, if you go in and ingreesh ate yourself with donald trump at the beginning, if you play to his narcissism, say hes one of the great leaders of our time, you might get concessions out of him more easily because he thinks he has a friendsh...

I have nothing to do with putin. ive never spoken to him. i have no relationship with putin. >> then why did you say in 2013, i do have a relationship. in 2014 -- >> because he has said nice things about me over the years. >> reporter: and there will be other encounters to watch here at the g20, any interaction between the president and president xi. asked whether hes giving up on that relationship the president said, quote, never give up. as for the presidents meeting with vladimir putin, offic...

John? >> pamela brown, thanks so much. >> thank you. more now on the presidents day, first in warsaw and then in hamburg, germany, as he prepares for a very important friday. cnns jim acosta reports. >> reporter: the president of the united states once again contradicted the u.s. intelligence community assessment of russian meddling in 20916. >> nobody really knows for sure. >> reporter: at a news conference in poland, president trump held open the possibility that other countries were involve...