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Unfortunately. now -- paul: he stepped back from it. >> because of that backlash from congress, he stepped back. that's a good thing. that also shows that checks and balances in the american system work. but the very idea that the white house spokesperson sarah huckabee sanders didn't immediately shut that down, that putin request, when she was asked about it this week, to me shows a fundamental lack of communication within the administration and a lack of understanding of putin's method and his tactics. >> it also shows an inability of trump to distinguish two things here, which is russian me...

Huge effort into working the issues, prepping the president, preparing him for the four-hour summit, either the bilateral with staff or the one-on-one, but why didn't they prepare for the press conference? paul: the most obvious question that he would get at that press conference. >> yes. it is an appendage to the summit but it is the only place where the whole world is watching you. i'm not an executive position like that, but i have had a few press conferences in my life because things bad happen around my commands, and i rehearsed it, and i would say to the guys okay tell me what the outcom...

Story. did anyone catch this comment monday in helsinki when trump was talking election interference. >> spent a great deal of time talking about it and president putin may very well want to address it and very strongly because he feels very strongly about it and he has an interesting idea. >> an interesting idea. so now we know what that interesting idea is. in their private meeting putin tosses out the suggestion which is this, he said that russia will allow robert mueller's team to come into his country, question a dozen russians charged with interfering in the election, but in return putin...

Democrats and republicans, president trump this week walked back his comments on russian election meddling, claiming he misspoke monday during a news conference with vladimir putin when he said he couldn't see any reason why moscow would have interfered in the 2016 campaign. those comments causing a firestorm and putting the president at odds with the u.s. intelligence community and members of his own party in congress. this as secretary of state mike pompeo gets set to head to the hill next week where he's sure to face a grilling from lawmakers over just what was discussed at the helsinki sum...

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