Judy Woodruff:

We return now to what President Trump called an incredible offer on Monday, when President Putin offered to let the U.S. question 12 Russians indicted for interfering in the 2016 election, in exchange for a few U.S. officials being interrogated by Moscow.

After first saying they were considering this, the White House today said they reject the idea.

Just one of a swirl of events around President Trump and Russia in the past few days.

For reaction and analysis, I'm joined by former Ambassador Michael McFaul, who served as envoy to Moscow from 2012 to 2014. He was named as one of the American officials wanted by Russia in that potential exchange. He is currently at Stanford University. And John McLaughlin, he served as acting director of the CIA during the George W. Bush administration and as the agency's deputy director. He's now at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

And, gentlemen, welcome to both of you.

Let me start with you, Ambassador McFaul.

Do you feel you have gotten a reprieve? Yesterday, the White House was saying they were seriously considering this proposal by Vladimir Putin. Today, they said they're not.