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It seems eyebrow raising to say the least. >> i think he's got a point. if you want to take him seriously for a moment, he's right. no computer is safe. we know that through the wikileaks and the dnc hacks. but there's a large are point raised a few moments ago. it appears that another country tried to influence an american election. that is chilling on so many different levels. what's also chilling is that we have people how the there that call president putin brilliant and smart and so forth. this is a man who used to head the kgb. this is a man who -- >> the president-elect called him that,...

It's a horror show. we're going to get things running properly. >> jouming me james peterson and former bush/cheney adviser robert chainham. robert, let's start with you. we heard the president on the front steps of mar-a-lago speaking with reporters talking about the russian interference in the u.s. election saying he has other information people don't know about, et cetera. why wait to share it here if you're donald trump? >> happy new year. perhaps he has something new that obviously we're not privy to. as to why he hasn't released it yet, i don't know the answer to that. this president-ele...

Putin did not sit down or even speak to each other because of snowden. to put all of our eggs in one basket when it companies to tyc the russians trying to police this situation in dam mass cautious they have every right to skeptical about it. >> i think the other thing that boehner said we didn't hear there was the president has not yet made his case to the american people. do you think, daniela, we are hearing a preview, especially from secretary kerry? >> i think we were. to robert's point about russia, i don't think anybody is putting all their eggs in that basket but you have to actually ...

Table a proposal that has been discussed by the president and others over time but now has muscle because of the prospect of a threat, is something that i think the president deserves a great deal of credit for. i hope that it works. >> let me bring back our guest from the center for american progress and robert trainham, former bush/cheney senior adviser. your reaction first, robert, to what you're hearing. >> they have every right to be skeptical. they have every right to ask the tough questions. also let's put this in could be text. just a couple weeks ago, we talked about how we don't trus...

Testimony, focused almost off topic on this issue a strike that looks less and less likely to happen. it was really aimed at getting leverage with moscow and saying, look, you have to be serious. you're still at risk. >> i'm very curious for your reaction, robert, to the announcement. we know there are a lot people who were undecided. both on the house and senate side. now mitch mcconnell comes out. just as this critical moment of decision. and coming u on the president's speech and says i'm going to vote no. >> that's the million dollar question is whether or not there are congressional leade...