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Are here. it's so good to have you on. so let's talk about this. steve, you first. you say today's indictment lays out a story that has all the hallmarks of a russian intelligence operation. how so? >> yeah, don. skon dean in your early carry segment was talking about the whole papadopoulos affair sort of sounds luke a spy novel. in fact, it's no novel. this operation does bear a lot of the hallmarks of what i suspect would be an -- if you break it down we start with this character who is a cut out. he's not a russian government official so that makes it easier for a young guy like papadopoulo...

And that's not all. there's also former trump campaign chairman paul manafort, a former campaign official and former campaign official rick gates under house arrest. manafort a $10 million bond. gates $5 million. they're charged with conspiracy against the u.s. and conspiracy to launder money among other related charge. both pleaded not guilty today. the white house response? >> two people who worked for the president are now under indictment. one has pleaded guilty and he promised to higher only the best people. is this an example of the best people to hire. >> look, again, this goes back to ...

John dean in your earlier segment was talking about the whole papadopoulos affair sort of sounds like a spy novel. in fact, it's no novel. this operation does bear a lot of the hallmarks of what i suspect would be an sbr operation. if you break it down, we start with this professor character, who is a cutout. he's not a russian government official so that makes it easier for a young guy like papadopoulos to be comfortable talking with somebody like that. then you've got the professor who identifies the access that papadopoulos has. he's on the trump campaign. so that's great stuff for the russ...

That he had connections that could help arrange a meeting between then candidate trump and president putin. this is stunning. an offer to help arrange a meeting between donald trump himself and vladimir putin. and that's not all. there's also former trump campaign chairman paul manafort, a former campaign official and former campaign official rick gates under house arrest. manafort a $10 million bond. gates $5 million. they're charged with conspiracy against the u.s. and conspiracy to launder money among other related charge. both pleaded not guilty today. the white house response? >> two peop...