Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20180721:19:22:00
Active when they identify someone who may be an influential individual and they could exercise leverage over. they go after them. >> reporter: president trump said if vladimir putin had compromising information on him it would have been out a long time ago, but analysts say it's likely we'll never know exactly what kompromat putin has on trump saying the point of having compromising information is to hold it over your rival, extract concessions as long as you can, because as soon as putin releases what kompromat he has on trump it will be useless to him. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> our tha...