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Russian meddling in the u.s. election aside, the relationship between president trump and vladimir putin is important right now because the two super powers are working, if not together, at least on the same issues, on syria, north korea to name just two. the question remains whether president putin is better as a friend or foe. joining us to dig in, steven cohen, professor emeritus and cnn's fareed zakaria. fareed, you've described vladimir putin as the most powerful man in the world right now. can russia be a reliable partner to the united states right now? do you think there's any room for ...

Election aside, the relationship between president trump and vladimir putin is important right now because the two super powers are working, if not together, at least on the same issues, on syria, north korea to name just two. the question remains whether president putin is better as a friend or foe. joining us to dig in, steven cohen and fareed zakaria. fareed, you've described vladimir putin as the most powerful man in the world right now. can russia be a reliable partner to the united states right now? do you think there's any room for real cooperation? >> i do think there's room for real c...

In exchange for them getting those rights. now the fbi eventually got involved in investigating that bribe. and at that airport diner in jacksonville, in 2013, they set up mrs. dictator to wear a wire while she met with a representative of that mining company. and while she was meeting with that guy from the mining company, he told her in that conversation that she should destroy all the paperwork that she had that documented anything to do with the bribe. and she was wired when he told her that. she was a cooperating witness. so the fbi got all of his instructions to her about that on tape. a...

And the company has since tried to say, oh, that guy was just a rogue actor, he wasn't speaking on our behalf, we don't know anything about what he was talking about, nothing to do with us. but that same mining company is also alleged by the fbi to have paid another large bribe to another official in the guinean government the following year. and the reason yes we know that is because of a trial what's happening right now this week in new york city. the former mining minister of guinea is on trial in new york right now. and the fbi alleges in documents that have been made public in conjunction...

To do with the bribe. and she was wired when he told her that. she was a cooperating witness. so the fbi got all of his instructions to her about that on tape. and they nailed him. they nailed this guy from the mining company. charged. pled guilty. prison time. and the company has since tried to say, oh, that guy was just a rogue actor, he wasn't speaking on our behalf, we don't know anything about what he was talking about, nothing to do with us. but that same mining company is also alleged by the fbi to have paid another large bribe to another official in the guinean government the following...