http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/alongside-putin-trump-makes-light-foreign-election-interference?fbclid=IwAR26GmL0DxaGDuKHTlm_T67nguCpo0o61mriBoT9WhwOL49qIisP3z8lAbk
"Three years removed from a sophisticated military-intelligence operation that targeted American elections, the beneficiary of the most serious election attack in our nation’s history finds this a subject worth joking about. Last month, Robert Mueller delivered public remarks in which he said, “[T]here were multiple, systematic efforts to interfere in our election – and that allegation deserves the attention of every American.” Four weeks later, Trump seems to find this funny, while sitting alongside the Russian president responsible for the attack. FBI Director Chris Wray recently spoke to the Council on Foreign Relations and reiterated ongoing concerns about Russian efforts to interfere in American elections. Indeed, the bureau’s director described the issue as a “significant counterintelligence threat,” adding that the 2018 election cycle was “just kind of a dress rehearsal for the big show in 2020.” So why is Trump making light of the threat? Does it have anything to do with his recent assertions that he would welcome foreign election interference as part of his re-election campaign? Incidentally, this wasn’t the only subject about which the two presidents shared a laugh. Referring to journalists, Trump added, “Get rid of them. ‘Fake news’ is a great term, isn’t it. You don’t have this problem in Russia but we do.” Putin, of course, has faced multiple accusations of ordering the murder of journalists – a subject Trump has dismissed the importance of in recent years."
