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This was a surprise to him, and he said absolutely. my understanding is that the director of the national intelligence office was in touch with the white house, they knew that he was going to be here, they made sure that everybody was on the same page, and then suddenly sarah sanders sends out this tweet. so clearly there was a little bit of miscommunication, there was certainly a lack of information that was being provided by to director of national intelligence before he had this public appear...

Going up. and i have to tell you, it puts us at a disadvantage. im just saying the same thing i would have said as a private citizen. somebody would say maybe you shouldnt say that as the president. i couldnt care less what they say. my views havent changed. i dont like all of this work we put into the economy and then i see rates going up, i see china where, i mean, look at whats happening with their currency. it is dropping like a rock. >> the federal reserve, wolf, is an independent agency, p...

Cnns international diplomatic editor nic robertson is on the seen in salisbury, where the poisoning occurred. whats the latest? >> reporter: wolf, right behind me is the house sergei skripal was living in. its a potential danger to citizens living around here. it has a permanent police cordon. its still part of an active crime scene here. what the police seem to have discovered could be a very helpful and useful lead in all of this. a source familiar with the investigation has told cnn that the ...

Be willing to pay more and contribute more to your own defense. you cant ride on the american coat tails and expect us to defend you when youre not willing to spend what you have agreed to spend. the president was right on that. its a baste family squabble, but theres no question that the policy is exactly right. nato has the -- nato members have to be willing to contribute to their own defense. why? to counter russia. an expansionist russia. and its one of the things where i agree with the pres...

Last year at the nato summit, the president famously pushed aside the prime minister of montenegro as leaders prepared for a group photo opportunity. our international diplomatic editor nic robertson is joining us from london. give us some context into all of this. we know its a small country, a small population. but why do you think the president called it aggressive? >> you know, wolf, its very hard to say. look, i used to spend quite a bit of time in montenegro. the people there were tall, i ...

Deserves to be overturned? >> yes. [ laughter ] >> would you volunteer one? >> no. actually, i was going to say one. morrison v. olson. >> thats the independent counsel statute case. >> its been effectively overruled but i would put the final nail in. >> reporter: wolf, the republican chairman of the senate judiciary committee chuck grassley told me earlier he does not view this has a big deal but democrats trying to press him on this very hard in his confirmation hearings. >> well see what happ...

2016 to kill the prime minister and effect a coup in the country because he was trying to join montenegro. thats the bigger picture about -- thats the bigger picture about montenegro and its relevance to russia and its relevance to nato. but as -- from what the president was saying, that would seem to raise that very fundamental question for nato, all nato allies, not just tiny montenegro but all of them. would the united states step up were one of its allies in nato attacked? and its an open qu...

A lot of people interfere. look, wolf, its a very simple thing here. donald trump in his heart of hearts is not convinced that russia meddled in the election. despite the intelligence communitys unanimous assessment it did. despite the senate intelligence committees assessment it did. he isnt convinced. he makes that clear over and over again when he speaks in public and what we heard on tuesday is the latest example of that. >> we also heard just now from the president, he doesnt think russia s...

Wolf, and it goes to the supreme court, how will he ultimately come down on that decision, too, if judge kavanaugh becomes justice kavanaugh? raising concerns about the independent counsel and about a president not being able -- shouldnt be indicted. that may make him skeptical about a subpoena demanding he testify before the mueller investigation. the question, of course, wolf, will he be able to answer any of this? nominees typically tend to avoid these types of answers to get pinned down. wel...

>> 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 ...