the idea, I think, if you would look back five or six years ago and ask Vladimir Putin, do you think that you could have had this kind of success? Do you think that you would have the president of the United States standing up and condemning the FBI and condemning the very systems which we have in this country, which try to guarantee that you have rule of law and that we can legally get to the bottom of things?
Vladimir Putin: “the idea, I think, if you would look back five or six years ago and ask Vladimir Putin, do you think that you could have…”
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Steve Hall discusses the implications of President Trump's actions on Vladimir Putin and the perception of U.S. institutions.
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