united states has a gauge or not, well, clearly, it's got intelligence operatives working here. assessments they're making and digitalest that have led them to the conclusion that it's russia behind the hacking attacks. and, you know, it's pretty incomprehensible that donald trump didn't taking those findings which he would be aware of. >> is there some sense that president putin may be holding back on these retaliations that had been recommended yesterday morning because he thinks that donald trump may be easier to manage, so to speak, easier to manipulate, because he is not a regular politician? >> i think that's one interpretation of putin's motivation for not responding in