Reporter yeah. It absolutely does, anderson and mike pence releasing ten years of his tax returns and showing frankly, relatively modest numbers. These are not sevenfigure salaries that were talking about here. The pences had a tax rate of 8 and earned 113,000 and this puts the spotlight back on donald trump and his refusal to release his own tax returns and hes said that because theyre under audit and that argument has been weakened by a letter released by his tax council who has said that between the year 2002 and 2008 that they are not under audit anymore so meaning essentially that they could be released. The Clinton Campaign already picking up on this tonight, drawing that contrast between the running mate saying that donald trump continues to make excuses not to release his. Trump spoke earlier today is the Voter Value Summit in washington. What was the message there . This is a group of Evangelical Christian conservatives and donald trump did his best to try to appeal to this group and he spoke about faith than he typically does and here is a small part of what he had to say. So let me state this right up front. A trump administration, our Christian Heritage will be protected, defended like youve never seen before. Believe me. So certainly interesting comment there from donald trump and he really needs this group of evangelicals to show up in november and he admitted as such. He said look, you guys could determine the election. He continues to face some backlash in some quarters in his comments about Vladimir Putin and this that aired on russian State Television. Have he or the campaign responded . Reporter this is interesting. The Trump Campaign is continuing to downplay how that meaning and how that interview ended up airing on Russian Television. They said this was a favor that trump did for the interviewer larry king and that they had no control where his podcast would end up and they did not even know or were aware that thats where it would end up, but certainly the substance is raising eyebrows as well as you said especially given the praise that he had of russian president Vladimir Putin. Trump in the interview downplaying concerns about Russia Meddling in the u. S. Elections and dismissing all of the reports that russia had potentially some involvement in the dnc hack that was so notable just a few weeks ago, anderson . Sunlen, thanks very much. Now to the Clinton Campaign and strong words from the candidate about what she calls the most important election in her lifetime and helicopter met with the Foreign Policy experts in new york and took questions from reporters and senior washington correspondent jeff zeleny joins us. What did she have to say . It was a domestic one rooted in the economy suddenly is a global one and that was front and center today when she convened a meeting of National Security experts from both sides of the aisle and a lot of familiar faces there from the george w. Bush administration, as well, but she had some news on north korea. She said it is time for a rethinking of the strategy, trying to distance herself a bit from the Obama Administration. She said it was time to pressure china more. She said the u. S. Has more leverage than some people might realize and she said its time for more sanctions on north korea and she focused her time on that interview that weve been talking about on State Television in russia that donald trump gave. She was asked about that and she was walking away from the poed wrum and she came back to answer the question and this is what she said. Secretary clinton do you have a response on donald trump appearing on Russian Television . Every day that goes by, this just becomes more and more of a Reality Television show. Its not a serious president ial campaign and it is beyond ones imagination to have a candidate for president praising a russian autocrat like Vladimir Putin, and throwing his lot in with him in the way that he has approved of his wish list and not even really understanding what putin has already done like invading and occupying crimea. Reporter clearly using that answer as another avenue for her to question Donald Trumps judgment. Anderson, shes been doing it all week long as theyve been having a Running Audition for who would be the better Commander In Chief here with the National Security front and center in this race with some 60 days to go before election day. Jeff, its interesting. Secretary clinton there again taking questions. It seems like shes taking more questions this week than she has over the last year, certainly. Youre right. By our tally that is certainly true. She did it today in new york and yesterday in front of her Campaign Plane and the two days before that, as well and when you ask her advisers why that is, they believe this is a new moment and they know this race is tighter than they had hoped it would be and they believe that it is time for her to be on offense and if she is answering some of these questions, yes, the criticism that came up in the month of august about how shes sort of hiding and gone away and it gives her an opportunity to prosecute the case against donald trump, again, focusing on everything he says. So one adviser tells me that shes going to now try and do a rebuttal for virtually everything she says Going Forward and shes going to try to do more of of a positive message on her own and well see speeches next week on the economy and National Service and other things, by taking questions you saw her walking back. She wants to engage in donald trump. Shes trying to keep those voters who have skepticism about him skeptical and she believes that by engaging now its the best way to do it. Perhaps she wishes she would have done it before, but now she certainly is. Jeff, thanks very much. A question thats been lingering for months and one you heard Sunlen Serfaty talk about is russia behind attacks on the websites . It depends, of course o who you ask. As we mentioned in an interview aired on russianbacked television, cnn has learned that Justice Department officials there is strong evidence that russia is responsible and thats according to Law Enforcement and intelligence officials. Trump said just a few days ago that putin is a stronger leader than President Obama and trump is rallying behind that sentiment and he said this to our dana bash. I think its inarguable that Vladimir Putin has been a stronger leader in his country than barack obama has been in this country, and thats going to change the day that donald trump becomes president of the United States of america. Whatever you make of donald trump, hard to get a handle on his comments on Vladimir Putin. Hes given praise publicly and it seems to be reciprocated. Tom foreman today reports. Even as the russianstaged Military Exercises in crimea on land annexed despite international outrage, Vladimir Putin is basking in praise from an american president ial contender. He is very much of of a leader. Donald trumps most recent compliments came on nbcs Commander In Chief forum. Its a very different system and i dont happen to like the system, but certainly in that system hes been a leader. The trumpputin bromance has been brewing for months. Trump admiring putins military moves in syria in support of the assad regime which the u. S. Opposes. And he frankly wants to fight isis and i think thats a wonderful thing. Reporter trump seemingly inviting Russian Hackers to go after his democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. Russia, if youre listening, i hope youre able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. Trump and his running mate governor mike pence both praised putins, quote, strength, but to some that strength looks awfully close to authoritarianism. Putin has cracked down on gays and lesbians in russia and outlawing socalled gay propaganda, russia says, to protect children. Despite that, trump cites putins popularity. He does have an 82 approval rating. That number came from russias only independent Polling Company which putin just shut down ahead of looming elections and as to the dismal state of russian journalism which dozens of reporters killed in mysterious circumstances under putins reign. Im totally against that, but i do hate them. Putin speaks well of trump, saying he is a brilliant and talented person and despite the controversy and trump appears pleased. When he calls me brilliant. Ill take the compliment. The fact is its not going to get him anywhere. That is the question. Would trumps admiration for putin give moscow too much sway in washington . Critics fear it would and maybe already has. While trump says he is opening up new channels of communication with an old adversary from which everyone can benefit. Anderson . Tom, thanks very much. Joining me to discuss it all cnn correspondent and trump supporter jeffrey lord, and Tony Schwartz who is the ghost writer for Donald TrumpsArt Of The Deal and supports Hillary Clinton. Jill, do you believe that Vladimir Putin is playing donald trump or attempting to play him . Think he understands him pretty well. When Vladimir Putin was a kgb agent part of his job was to recruit other people to really understand, to get them to understand him immediately and sometimes, you know, maneuver, play with them, play to them and so these comments like donald trump is bright, you know, interpreted as brilliant. It actually meant kind of flashy and colorful, these are all meant to set up donald trump to believe that the relationship can be good, but i think that putin understands trump a lot better than trump understands putin. So was that actually a Translation Mistake that it wasnt calling him brilliant . The word was actually bright as in flashy . Oh e totally. The word in russian is [ speaking russian ] meaning like the lights were bright. Its nothing like intelligent. Its a colorful character, thats the best way i would translate it. Tony, what is it that you think about Donald Trumps personal they makes him respond to putin like this . He is at heart a deeply, deeply insecure man and he is a sucker for flattery, and he is reveres and lets not kid ourselves, he reveres authoritarians because he dreams of being one. Jeffrey, do you think theres any truth in that . No. I dont. The other thing i find absolutely amazing, anderson, hemingway had a great piece today noting four years ago when mitt romney said that russia and putin were a geopolitical threat, President Obama mocked him and said the 80s are calling. They want their Foreign Policy back. You know, President Reagan had a very tough relationship with the soviets and he was the first to go on soviet television in 1986 and address the russian people. I mean, i just find a lot of this silly. Oh, come on. Let me just say this to jeffrey. You dont know donald trump very well. How much time have you spent with him . I lived with him day and night, these are his favorite phrases. I love that guy. Hes a killer. You dont know him. Anybody who does know him well knows who donald trump is, and no one who knows him well would doubt that to be a dictator and to be able to control everything would be his dream come true. Jeffrey, there have been some republicans who have been concerned, particularly early on of some of trumps staples sounding like doing things by Executive Fiat at the very least. You mean like prs who says he has a phone and a pen . I mean, this kind of stuff has been going on if you want to go down that direction, thats what the entire Obama Administration has been about. Why dont you talk about your own guy . Why dont you talk about your own guy . Stop talking about obama . What about donald trump . This is a man who wants to be a dictator. Tony let him answer. I am trying to answer andersons question and i am saying weve already seen hints of this with President Obama. Heavens, there have been articles out there for years that hes a wanna be fascist, for heavens sakes. I just think this is ridiculous. Donald trump, of course, has talked about how you need to work with congress and not sign Executive Orders and run the government by executive order. Hes talked about working with congress. He has said also on moo. There is a constitution out there, tony, whether barack obama and my democratic friends want to recognize it or not. Im not sure what donald trump knows what the constitution says. I can tell you this, hes never read it because he doesnt read anything, as you know. Hes not a person who reads. So the notion tony, tony, let me just suggest something to you, when Franklin Roosevelt was elected president the people who knew him best who went to school with him and voted against him said one classmate wrote i cant understand all this fuss about frank. In other words, they didnt get it. The American People saw something in Franklin Roosevelt that the people who knew him best didnt get. I would suggest weve got the same on. Jeffrey, you dont know this candidate so youre Making Statements you dont know him personally, do you . Youve spent almost no time with him. Tony, i havent spent nine years with him . No. Do i know him . I certainly know him. More to the point, tony thshgs is about the American Peoples judgment of donald trump and theyre in the process of making it. The republican party, millions of voters nominated him for president. Heres what i would say. Case closed. Heres what i would say, jeffrey, do the American People want someone who has already said he wants to abridge free press . Do they want their own rights for free speech abrogated. Stop with you mean like this or that . Thats so silly. Thats ridiculous. Talk about this man, thats what were being asked to do. Tony, the basis of this is that youre a liberal and you dont like the guys politics. It has nothing lets be honest about it. It has nothing to do with that. I dont like his character. I stood with this man dont vote for him. 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