he trusts putin, he doesn't trust him, russia did do it, they could have done it, would they have done it. >> as david points out for a long time there has been an understanding that the president not only knew, but he has been shown the in evidence great detail as the article points out. there has been an understanding that he is fully aware on this attack on our democracy. what we have seen over the last several says is what the intelligence committee understands, why the president refuses to stand up and speak out against vladimir putin. why is he doing this? what is really unfortunate about this is that it lends some legitimacy to the question of whether or not putin and the