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He will get his facts straight. >> this exchange just the latest example of the administration's growing credibility crisis. my guest, stormy daniel's attorney and alan dershowitz. the russian leader interfered with our election and the country remains more divided than it has been in decades. is putin's gamble paying off? i will ask the former u.s. ambassador to russia michael mcfaul. joining me are danielle pletka. robert costa, kimberly atkins and jon meacham. welcome to sunday, it's "meet the press." >> from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is "m...

Years people kept asking me why when i had to leave russia i chose new york not london. they are not asking anymore. >> right. >> and i just do whatever i can to be cautious. but then also understand that's the -- it might not be enough. >> was that why you chose new york? >> new york was the most natural place where i believed it was most difficult for putin and his cronies to reach. >> it's interesting, you know, during the campaign, then candidate trump said, talking about radical islam, that in order to defeat an enemy you have to name it. and was critical of president obama for not using ...

>> yes, so you could see video. and we had 20 speakers from six countries. range -- the author of the book, collusion, some of the russian experts. one sent a message from moscow. >> it was basically all about vladimir putin? >> his past, his present, and revealing all aspects of his criminal rule, his killings, his wars, rise to power, and, of course, cyber attacks and hybrid wars. of course we have a lot of security. thanks to n.y.p.d. for extra security. we had 500 people listening to such a provocative material about putin's crimes. that could be a potential target. and we refuse to accomm...

>> dictators never ask why, it's always why not. so in 2006, putin killed kgb, i'm sure under direct putin command ordered killed a former agent in london using poison. it was a nuclear attack on the united kingdom. nothing happened. for putin, another attack recently was a demonstration of the weaknesses of the western governments, the democratic governments. >> and also a demonstration of his reach? >> exactly. two things. one is he sends a message to russian elite in russia basically saying look i'm so powerful they are afraid, they do nothing. but second one, he is sending message abroad f...

Was murdered, and now police is investigating killing by strangulation. >> do you think the kremlin actually fears repercussions from the u.s.? >> fears is the wrong word because so far putin saw very little. it's always too little, too late. >> i mean there were sanctions passed that the white house didn't enact. >> but they were too weak, and putin as every dictator reaching a certain point he cannot go back. even if he has a weak hand using the poker analogy he will keep raising the stakes, even though he is bluffing. that's the only way to demonstrate he is invincible. even if he is weak, ...