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Unacceptable. why do you think it took so long? >> it's a really good question. i'm not sure that i have an answer for it, alex. it was over a year ago before the election really that the department of homeland security and the intelligence community put out a public report that there was russian attempts to influence the election. it's now been a year with individuals involved in election security knowing that not only do we have to take a retrospective look at what happened in the 2016 election but election officials all across different states need to be focused on how they are going to pro...

To do anything about it. that was out there as well. he's only just learning? let alone from "the washington post" which he sometimes calls fake news and is leaning on a source unnamed now to verify his own decisions? >> leave aside the briefings. the intelligence community put out their conclusion in october that the russians were meddling and interfering with the dnc e-mail and podesta e-mail. possibly imagine that. if they had done more with what the president talking directly ballot security, if they had done more than that, what would donald trump's reaction have been in october of 2016? ...

On the intelligence committee. but on the other hand, he is making he obviously made a very strong case for what the intelligence community has said. right when before barack obama left office. the intelligence community put out a unanimous report that the public version of the report was light on details. but they confirmed that russia instituted an influence campaign during the kpou 16 election. and it came from the highest levels of the russian government. >> as instructed his intelligence services to do this. so he's, he's fully on board with the fact that this actually happened, contrary ...

Attack is that came from the intelligence agencies. so as information has become available, as this investigation has continued, we're obviously making that information known. and i think the important thing, what the american people want to understand, are we taking the right steps to -- >> but there's also the question on whether or not you call this what it is on the day it happens. jay carney said it was self evident this was a terrorist attack. these people came to a demonstration with weapons and security was an issue at the compound. why not call it what it was? >> well, i think now bas...

Available, as this investigation has continued, we're obviously making that information known. and i think the important thing, what the american people want to understand, are we taking the right steps to -- >> but there's also the question on whether or not you call this what it is on the day it happens. jay carney said it was self evident this was a terrorist attack. these people came to a demonstration with weapons and security was an issue at the compound. why not call it what it was? >> well, i think now based on the recommendations and the investigation of the intelligence community the...