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Impressed by that at all. but i think that's somewhat problematic. and you've got to think about our allies. i just think they're going to be freaking out a little bit. >> do you want to close us out on a final depressing note of any kind? >> i think it's a really important time for congress to step up and to keep the pressure on donald trump. what tends to happen is that he gets a news cycle where he's gone too far, crossed a line, and then everything goes back to normal. this is not normal. >> right. mara gay, sam seder, and julius krein, thank you very much. coming up, backlash on the thi...

Ambassador, mark ginsburg, who called monday's meeting a shame and sure reddrender summit. and sam seeder. ambassador, i begin with you, why is this happening? >> well, it's happening largely because of the duress that trump has received from some supporters, particularly newt gingrich and a couple others on fox news. that got under his skin. it's not because of the substance. he actually is convinced that what he did in helsinki was not the equivalent of a chamberlain surrender, or an appeasement, that they accomplished something. what he said saying to the american people is that mr. putin h...

That putin inflicted on the united states and the international community. in my humble belief, the efforts trump has done to engage putin separately and away from any prying ear of any aide, it's because mr. trump is fearful that mr. putin has something on him. >> that's been one of the questions that's getting mainlined. because putin himself was asked about it, both at the summit, senator, as well as in the fox interview he did, which we'll touch on later in the hour. when you look at all this, it seems like even if you forget collusion, and that investigation, which is not done and doesn't...

Chief dan coats is speaking for the first time since trump has here famously sided with putin on the election hacking over, well, him. coats responding to the news that trump is also inviting putin to the white house. and this, like so many things, is pretty unusual. what you're about to watch is apparently the intelligence chief finding out about this putin invite today for the first time. >> i do want to say we have some breaking news, the white house has announced on twitter that vladimir putin is coming to the white house in the fall. >> say that again. >> vladimir putin coming -- >> did i...

He knew about this, of course he's the person who would be directly involved in that kind of decision. but apparently he didn't know it was happening. >> the white house announcement that andrea referenced earlier said putin was invited to washington this fall. were you aware of that, just want to clarify, you didn't seem to be? >> based on my reaction, i wasn't aware of that. >> and coats also gets into something else. trump's validating putin's word over the intelligence agencies, and why he had to, as we've been reporting, correct the record. >> when you watch that in hi helsinki, what was ...