Transcript for Top House Intel Dem: Helsinki summit 'productive for Vladimir Putin'

What a week it was an only said that a lot over the last couple years but this one may rank as the most head spinning and consequential yet. The site of an American president standing side by side with a Russian dictator. Echoing Vladimir Putin's talking points may not have been a surprise to those who followed trumps Twitter feed there was still shocking. Several days a walk backs haven't clarified matters much nearly all of what chomping Puhn talked about in their two hours alone still a mystery. And in a week of surprises even the man in charge of America's secrets is in the dark here's the Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats. The White House has announced on Twitter. That's not an if Gooden is coming to the White House in the fall. Say that again. Vladimir couldn't come and I hear you yeah yeah. Well kaine. That's going to be special. That's second proposed summit supposed to happen right before the mid terms which leads to one big question on the table now. Well this week be a tipping point for the political standing of president trump. Our brand new poll of the Washington Post offers some initial answers. Only one in three Americans approve of how trump analysts some with food. For intense that he went too far in supporting the Russian leader. 56% don't like the trump questioned US intelligence. That said the president's GOP support did not collapse. 66% of Republicans back his handling of the Putin summit and 51%. Support is question of US intelligence. But the intensity of feeling on the democratic side. And by a seventeen point margin the American public believes America's leadership in the world has gotten weaker not stronger under Tron. That's taken all this now other first guest congressman Adam Schiff the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee and president trumps first homeland street advisor Tom Bonser. Now an analyst at ABC news or both and has the fiesta security forum. This week I don't wanna get to the fallout from the Helsinki summit we also some breaking news overnight the release of those fourth hundred pages of documents related to surveillance. A Carter page who has served as a foreign policy advisor on the trump campaign here's on the New York Times. Reports is says visible portion showed. That the FBI in stark terms had told the intelligence court that mr. page had quote establish relationships is what Russian government officials including Russian intelligence officers. That the bureau believe the Russian government's efforts are being coordinate with page and perhaps other individuals. Associated mr. Trump's campaign. In the mr. page has been collaborating and conspiring. With the Russian government the president up already with a reaction congressman chip. He says this confirms a little doubt the department of justice and FBI misled the courts and then in the second tweet. He says it looks more and more like a trump campaign was illegally being spied on. For the political gain of cricket Hillary Clinton and the DNC. Congressman Schiff is that Harry Reid the foreigner pages. And no of course not and I think actually if the performance that we had in Helsinki took place. Before those applications were filed I think that whole interchange including would have been as central exhibit in the fires applications. And oh those applications set out in some detail a lot of which unfortunately is redacted. Suggest why the FBI was so concerned that Carter page might be acting as an agent of a foreign power and let's remember. That application and those renewals have been vindicated a substantial part. By Carter picked his own words in a letter I think you asked him about in which Carter page acknowledged being an informal advisor to the crumbling. But the information they had when that application was filed its. Included the fact the Russians were dumping these documents that the Russians had previewed. The dumping of these documents with George -- adopt a list that Carter page had in fact been a target of Russian intelligence in the past. But Carter page had gone to Russia a during the campaign. That he had meetings the Russian officials that page have publicly denied but we can now confirm that he did in fact have meetings and Russian officials so. It was a solid application renewals signed by afforded for judges appointed by three different Republican. Presidents mr. mr. bossy do you see any evidence that they -- Department of Justice misled the court should that this was illegal in any way. Well from what I saw and I read of what was released last night the majority of it was redacted so I saw no new information I saw. Basically that they've affirmed what congressman and noon as in any congressman Schiff have already released in their own memoranda. That there's been a reliance on materials have been called into question. And that the court in reliance on those materials paid for by some democratic. Party officials. Thought it was worth looking into now I think it's also important to remember looking into it is important because you don't want foreign influence that doesn't mean that Carter page had any kind of role in the trump. Campaign from what I'm told he was nobody on the French. Well he but he wasn't invited to the campaign until he was let go in the fall. Of 2002016. Let's move on now to beat to the fallout from Helsinki. We just showed that clip of director cause I assume both of you may have been there I've during an interview I know you've been out in the form this week. An aide Tom mustard. Ed didn't meet director said he meant no disrespect to the president but you saw how surprised he was by this announcement. There's a second summit so soon make sense. Yes you he was surprised by entering into an oh always hoping knows a lot about our foreign intelligence I know it does and and doesn't really matters much where he knows about the president's schedule an app but. I go I estimated that I think it's been overblown Dan Coats is. Loyal patriots of the country. He's a great Director of National Intelligence. I think it's going to be a heck of circus of coverage and so forth this President Putin comes here. And you saw him being a little bit light hearted there I don't take too much in that I hope though when the president says the meeting will take place in the fall or autumn. It's not right before the midterm elections or rather after I think that would be the intelligent way to proceed and I don't think that he's ruled that out the timing hasn't been set. DC and as you see no other reason to postpone the summing you think the second summoned does make sense. Well from what I understand and I can only rely upon what we're told but from what I understand president terms conversations in private with president food more productive. And they didn't agree on anything unlike. What's been reported by apparently the Russian government in awaits you mislead us. Well that's so presidential had a productive sort of conversations that gets I think it's important to continue them. And I wanna bring that to congressman chef because see we we have heard the Russians say that there were verbal agreements made congressman (%expletive) that they report angers me elitists are Tom busts they. He was told that they want but we haven't heard much else. On the record from officials in the trump administration. Well aside agree with Tom that the talks in Helsinki were productive but there were productive for Vladimir Putin. The reality is we have no idea what this president our president agreed to that's an a symmetric advantage for the Kremlin because. They do the crib and intelligence agents know exactly what took place in that meeting. And the fact that Dan Coates doesn't there's no failing on Dan Coats is part. The fairly is that the president hasn't even describe to his own intelligence chief what he may have agreed to in that private two hour meeting. A bus sensibly there may have been agreements on Ukraine on Syria and who knows what else. We do know that after leaving that meeting and coming back home the president undercut our commitment so the collective security of NATO. Was that a topic of discussion to did not to never come up. It is I think and negligent with our national security for us not to know. George as you know we tried to subpoena the interpreter. And on a party line basis the Republicans rejected at some of whom talk a good game but when it comes time defending the country they're not willing to fault. Relationship you've had some tough words for the president's recalling the greatest threat to democracy other Democrats have formed would have followed that up as well just bluntly. Do you believe he's compromised by Latimer food. Well I certain. We think he's acting like someone who's compromise. And it may very well be that he is compromise or may very will be that he believes that he's compromise that the Russians have. Information on him we were not permitted to look into one of the allegations that was most serious to me and that is. Were the Russians laundering money through the Trump Organization the Republicans wouldn't allow us to go near that. I hope the Bob Mueller is investigating it because again. If that's the leverage the Russians are using it would not only explain the president's behavior but it would help protect the country by knowing that in fact our president was compromise. As Tom bus Wii for that also from Chuck Schumer that Senate Democratic Leader from Nancy Pelosi the house democratic leader. How do you respond. Well it's an easy cheap shot to say the president's been compromised by the Russians. I think the Russians elected a former KGB agent and he spends all this time in their resources squandering around any any spy tactics to try to get end. Loser kinda. Lobbyists pockets and so forth. And this country elected a president that was a former businessman and as a result our economy's doing well and we spend our time trying to have productive meetings with foreign leaders. All the rest of this speculation and smoke is meant to undermine the president its domestic. Partisan political. Concern mixed with some legitimate need to throw our intelligence forces against the prevention of spying and interfering United States. It's just meant to complain. You save penny ante spy tactics but don't you accept that the Russian did interfere in a series winner 2016 election and the threat is still out there. I do I do concede that in fact that conceded that. All along but what we're talking about here today tends to be this steel dossier and that the Tina indictment and so forth which is a little bit more penny any smoke. That's my reference by interfering in our election system is unacceptable I think the president believes that's new that's just not quite the way we reported. The marine Bettina indictment of congressman Schiff that he is -- been mentioned she of course is it charged this week with being a Russian agent as well as that penny ante. No of course not and it's a present has some of the Homeland Security backgrounds say that it is say here you have someone acting as an agent of a foreign power. Essentially trying to infiltrate the NRA. Making contacts with the US persons trying to establish a secret back channel. Again but we tried to look into allegations that the Russians may have been funneling money through the NRA. But the GOP found that too hot to handle these are serious matters and I think there's no ignoring the fact that for whatever reason. This president acts like he's compromised. There is simply no other way. To explain why he would side with this Kremlin now former KGB officer. Rather than his own intelligence agencies. Like you would continually attacked NATO in again. Some of those allegations in that much disparaged dossier. Talk about the the give back from the United States which would be undermining NATO which would be revisiting sanctions on Ukraine things that policies that unfortunately have come. All too much to pass with this tell them Tom postured final word few -- the president follow on summit this week. Well jurors the place where I disagree with the congressman is that the president acts no he speaks in ways that people don't feel comfortable. But the way he acts is to impose the greatest painful punishments on President Putin of the last two presidents. That's a pain that President Putin feels so I think we're president trump wanna continue doing his. Acting tough in talking ways that advance the US interest in the middle east China and elsewhere around the world. The reality is when all like Putin's tactics. But rush is the largest land mass but a 145 plus million people now a lot of oil reserves we have to deal with them some strategic way to gain US interests. Elsewhere in the world to few teams acting tough. The what will will forgive some it will wolf forgive some of his service comments Tom Bostick conscience should thank you both very much.

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