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You know, theres enough blood on our hands and our children and grandchildrens hands. lets just switch to the side of light, of life. >> despite the dangers they face. anna, thank you so much for your very important reporting. we appreciate it. >> so while some russians are running away from president putin amidst the countrys invasion of ukraine, some in americas right wing are seemingly embracing him, but where does this fervor for putin stem from? many would say it comes from a former preside...

>> i stopped his pipeline, i sanction them more than anybody ever sanction them. >> putin called me a genius, putting said donald trump is a genius. >> no one was ever tougher on russia. >> if the united states got along with russia, it wouldnt be so bad. >> this would not have happened during my administration. >> putin is a killer. >> a lot of killers, we got a lot of killers. you think our country is so innocent? >> some people were saying, why didnt this take place over the last four years, ...

For a $50 million condo to go with the deal. here we go. >> i think in terms of leadership, hes getting an a, our president is not doing so well. >> a person that kills political opponents. >> and invades countries. obviously, that would be a concern, would it not? >> hes rung his country. at least hes leader, unlike what we have in this country. >>ly do things with putin nobody else is going to be able do. believe me i dont like the way obama treats putin. wouldnt it be nice in we get along wit...

You said to be prosecuted under the risk cole statute. but its interesting how that doesnt really, that, doesnt apply to him, bob. >> well, it doesnt but hes been dealing with the mob forever. just like hes been dealing with the saudis. all of his partners were living in trump tower. a famous brutal mobster was working out of his offices in atlanta city. this is a fact. its something we all overlooked in the run up to the election. im not sure why. >> according to michael cohen, trump was still ...

Discussions about the moscow tower project ended by january 2016. cohen is now saying that those discussions, which he said trump and his children were well aware of, went on even after trump clinched the republican nomination. they went on until june of 2016. so, what happened in those six months? you know, when he said they ended in january and he lied and they really ended in june, why is that so crucial? heres why. as trump was trying to get the trump moscow tower to move ahead, he went on t...

>> well, interesting. according to michael cohen, though, trump was still pushing for a deal in moscow while campaigning for president and saying things like this. watch this. >> putin called me brilliant. i like. >> now i like putin. putd putin called me a genius, by the way. he said donald trump is a genius and hes the absolute leader over there and hes the smartest person. >> i think putins been a very strong leader for russia. hes been a lot stronger than our leader. i can tell you. >> would...

Vladimir putin tomorrow. i want to remind you and some of the viewers about some of the things he has said about vladimir putin in the past. >> i spoke directly and indirectly with president putin who could not have been nicer. >> putin called me a genius. hes off to a good start. >> i like him because he called me a genius. >> hes very much a leader. >> hes said nice things to me. >> ive never spoken to him. i dont know anything about him other than he will respect me. if we get along, we do, i...

Divide us, because that helped him feel better about his own election win. thats dangerous. >> david gergen, this is all on the eve of a giant meeting with vladimir putin tomorrow. i want to remind you and some of the viewers about some of the things that president trump has said about vladimir putin in the past. lets listen to this. >> i spoke indirectly and directly with president putin, who could not have been nicer. >> putin called me a genius. he said im the future of the republican party. ...

Part of donald trump where hes flattered vladimir putin and all he got from putin in response well, hes colorful. >> he said at least eight times -- i think its more like a dozen. putin has called me a genius. hes called me brilliant. trump judges people by how much adulation they show him. its a matter of translation. many people believe he said hes colorful he could have been describing his hair or his permatan. >> yeah. theyre both ill liberals. they believe in the consent of the west but has...

To meet president trump face to face. >> have you met vladimir puten? >> yes. >> you have? >> yes, a long time ago. >> he did not say when or under what circumstances the two men met. there are several unsettled opposing claims about their history. trump and putin have spoken by phone at least three times since the 2016 election, on conversations before the election. more contradictions. in july 2016 candidate trump said this. >> ive never spoken to him. i dont know anything about him. >> that c...