in. that was the intent in the operation. they have been engaged against the united states for a long time. predates steve's time in the cia and my time in the fbi. what we need to do is allow these investigations to happen. >> yes, there should be a special look at the information operation targeted at the united states in the election cycle. it wasn't to hack the election. it was to try to create chaos in the election and as we can see that part has been spectacularly successful and we need to focus on that. meeting with the russian ambassador in and of themselves are not inappropriate. this other piece is something that we'll have to be concerned with as we move forward >> yes, i appreciate it. have a good weekend and thank you. alisyn? >> attorney general jeff