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He sees himself as the consummate business leader, someone who can strike a deal. and i think that might be why he wants to have this one-on-one meeting. and he isn't being talked out of the idea of how damaging that can be to his public image and how many questions americans would have about that. that's kind of the most common question i get, is why is he still going out of his way to defend russia, to talk about crimea, if he is trying to say that he won this election fair and square? >> mike mcfaul, you said the idea of a meeting in which there is no one else in the room, given the shadow ...

Around the world. to undermine it by sending out these letters, the nato heads of state must feel like they're headed for a root canal with a dentist, going to this meeting. >> okay. let's bring in our lead-off panel for a tuesday night. jeremy bash, former chief of staff at the cia and the pentagon. also former counsel to house intel. julia ainsley, national security and justice reporter. michael mcfaul, former u.s. ambassador to russia. also the author of a new book, "from cold war to hot peace." michael, i want to start with you. i think it's important to realize that when donald trump tell...

And so they're being presented with this very difficult choice where they have to decide do they see their child again or do they allow their child to stay here and continue their asylum case. and in many cases does the parent try to stay in the united states so that his or her own asylum case can continue. so it's really been this pressure put on these parents to try to leave the country as quickly as possible, because as we know, the thing that this administration has been trying to deter and crack down on through all of these policies, whether it's separation or prolonged detention, is fast...

And he isn't being talked out of the idea of how damaging that can be to his public image and how many questions americans would have about that. that's kind of the most common question i get, is why is he still going out of his way to defend russia, to talk about crimea, if he is trying to say that he won this election fair and square? >> mike mcfaul, you said the idea of a meeting in which there is no one else in the room, given the shadow that donald trump is under, it just doesn't make sense. >> i agree. it doesn't make sense. i devoted my columns in "the washington post" this week, callin...

And so they're being presented with this very difficult choice where they have to decide do they see their child again or do they allow their child to stay here and continue their asylum case. and in many cases does the parent try to stay in the united states so that his or her own asylum case can continue. so it's really been this pressure put on these parents to try to leave the country as quickly as possible, because as we know, the thing that this administration has been trying to deter and crack down on through all of these policies, whether it's separation or prolonged detention, is fast...