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Idea maybe to have vetted whoever they were meeting with. i think the russian objective here was, one, to explore to see if there was interest in having such a discussion on offering up, of course, dirt on hillary clinton. and somehow, you know, at least create the optic or the image of at least ostensibly plausible deniability. this is traditional trade craft soviet approach, to soft approach. and if possible, to co-opt. >> that is the former director of national intelligence, congressman. what is your reaction to an assessment like that of trump tower meeting? >> it is very alarming.