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Mr. manafort went so far as to offer this russian oligarch tied to putin a private briefing on the campaign. is that right, sir? >> yes, sir. >> finally, mr. manafort discussed internal campaign strategy on four battleground states -- michigan, wisconsin, pennsylvania, and minnesota. but the russian intelligence intelligence-linked in visual. did not, sir? >> that is reflected in the report, the items you listed previously paid >> director mueller, based on your decades and years of experience at the u agree, sir, that it creates a national security risk when a presidential campaign chairman s...

To maximize impact on the election? >> i would have to refer you to a report on that question. >> page 36. i quote, "the release of the documents were designed in time to interfere with the 2016 u.s. presidential election." mr. mueller, which residential candidate was russia's hacking and dumping operation designed to benefit? hillary clinton or donald trump? >> mr. trump. >> mr. mueller, is it possible that this sweeping and systematic effort by russia actually had an effect on outcome of the presidential election? >> those issues have been investigated by other entities. >> 126 million faceb...

Trump campaign was involved with theft or publication of the clinton campaign emails. are you following that? >> i do believe i'm following it, but it is -- that portion, that matter does not fall or fall within our investigation. >> basically what your report says, volume i page 5. open to doubt is how the committee democrats describe this finding in their minority views in a 2018 report. and it kind of flies in the face of what you have in your report. the investigation found no documentary evidence that george papadopoulos told anyone affiliated with the trump campaign about claims that the...

>> could you repeat that question? >> we will report describes what is called a third avenue of russian interference. that is the links and contacts between the trump campaign and individuals tied to the russian government. >> yes. >> let's bring up slide one, which is about george papadopoulos. it reads, "on may 6th, 2016, 10 days after that meeting with mifsud, much discussed today, papadopoulos suggested to a representative of the foreign government that the trump campaign had received indications from the russian government that it could assist the campaign for the anonymous release of inf...

Concerned that these three senior campaign officials sought a foreign adversaries help to win elections? don't you think reporting that is important? that i don't set a precedent for future elections? >> i can't accept that characterization. >> well, listen -- i think it seems like a portrayal of american values to me, sir. that someone, if not being criminal, it's definitely in ethical and wrong. everything we i would think he would not want to set a precedent that they would divulge information of the foreign governments. thank you, sir. >> mr. turner? >> mr. mueller, i have your opening sta...