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A consortium of media uncovered dozens of phones infected with this spyware. cnn has not been able to independently verify "the washington post" story, we should note. joining me now, one of the journalists behind what's known as the project pegasus, craig timber. good to have you on this morning. this is notable, one, because the scope of it, but two, the kinds of people involved. this is a deliberate attempt to follow, to track, to surveil dissidents, political leaders. how far did it go? >> we'll probably never know how far it went. >> would these people have known? and can they have confid...

Yet, but, you know, at some point there's going to be intense pressure for all of the people who have been defending him as more and more comes out to take another look at this. i think we saw that on fox in the last couple days. >> joe lockhart, nia-malika henderson, meat, thank you for being with us this morning. russian trolls took on a new target after the 2016 election. russians unloaded on robert mueller. the "washington post" broke this story november night, one of the reporters on that story, craig timber joins us now. craig, you had the scoop a day and a half ago about some of the r...

Major social media platform to sway people to vote for trump, reaching millions and millions of people on these popular sites. and the attempts to interfere diplom didn't stop at the election. with me now, craig timber, he co wrote this piece in the "washington post" today. craig, welcome to you. my first question is, not only was this about the election, but, you know, according to your reporting, shows the russians were involved after the election. tell me more about that and what was the motivation. >> not merely involved, but it actually grew more intense after the election. >> yes. >> the...

Doing. >> you can read craig's whole piece in the washingt"washingto today. craig timber, a pleasure. thank you. >> my pleasure. happening now, another volatile day on wall street. the dow falling more than 500 points just minutes before the closing bell. stay with me. we're back in just a moment. when my mother began forgetting things, we didn't know where to turn for more information. that's why i recommend a free service called a place for mom. we have local senior living advisors who can answer your questions about dementia or memory care and, if necessary, help you find the right place ...

For more i'm joined by craig timber from "the washington post," and nbc's ana she canter. this is a fascinating story. cambridge analytica mined facebook for information saying it was for academic purposes and sell it to third parties for gathering of voter information. donald trump's campaign starting using them as well. is there any complications here that donald trump's campaign knew that they were using voter information that was improperly obtained? >> it was very much a relationship of agency and vendor. donald trump's campaign wanted to hire the smartest guys in the room and cambridge a...