Dem Strategist Michael Starr Hopkins Blames Trump for Obama and Jeh Johnson Not Responding to Russia Threat

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Trish Done ░░░░░░░░ that beauty toe former ░░░░░░░░ campaign advisor and Democratic ░░░░░░░░ who served on President ░░░░░░░░ and Hillary Clinton s ░░░░░░░░ campaigns Good to see ░░░░░░░░ both I will start ░░░░░░░░ you Mr Caputo You ░░░░░░░░ it seems as though ░░░░░░░░ Ed points out that ░░░░░░░░ administrations have tried to ░░░░░░░░ set if you would ░░░░░░░░ Russia But what troubles ░░░░░░░░ is that during the ░░░░░░░░ Administration while Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ secretary of state decisions ░░░░░░░░ Russia including uranium one ░░░░░░░░ the passage of that ░░░░░░░░ they were made despite ░░░░░░░░ think what were very ░░░░░░░░ concerns about Putin s ░░░░░░░░ ambitions and the reality ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine was going to ░░░░░░░░ facing sooner or later ░░░░░░░░ come When I lived ░░░░░░░░ Russia in the 1990s ░░░░░░░░ was I guess in ░░░░░░░░ when the Russians were ░░░░░░░░ to sign a treaty ░░░░░░░░ they gave up crimea ░░░░░░░░ remember liberals communist conservatives ░░░░░░░░ politician in Russia said ░░░░░░░░ each other they were ░░░░░░░░ day going to have ░░░░░░░░ back That was always ░░░░░░░░ to happen It was ░░░░░░░░ going to be in ░░░░░░░░ cards And somehow or ░░░░░░░░ the Obama Administration took ░░░░░░░░ eye off the ball ░░░░░░░░ it was during their ░░░░░░░░ of Ukraine that they ░░░░░░░░ honed their skills in ░░░░░░░░ online warfare with Twitter ░░░░░░░░ Facebook and all the ░░░░░░░░ online tools they have ░░░░░░░░ they have turned those ░░░░░░░░ on us Tissue tissue ░░░░░░░░ do you think how ░░░░░░░░ used to fight a ░░░░░░░░ war especially during the ░░░░░░░░ War era and that ░░░░░░░░ to a halt in ░░░░░░░░ at least on our ░░░░░░░░ But the Russians kept ░░░░░░░░ going And no one ░░░░░░░░ whatever reason really cared ░░░░░░░░ seemed to notice How ░░░░░░░░ That s I think ░░░░░░░░ s partly true You ░░░░░░░░ I think we lost ░░░░░░░░ focus when it came ░░░░░░░░ Russia I will say ░░░░░░░░ the Obama Administration put ░░░░░░░░ sanctions on the Russian ░░░░░░░░ And then Jeh Johnson ░░░░░░░░ the 2016 election attempted ░░░░░░░░ have our election system ░░░░░░░░ as critical infrastructure so ░░░░░░░░ then it would be ░░░░░░░░ taken on instead of ░░░░░░░░ states deal with it ░░░░░░░░ s something Mitch McConnell ░░░░░░░░ him from doing I ░░░░░░░░ both sides from a ░░░░░░░░ blood on their hands ░░░░░░░░ One of the questions ░░░░░░░░ had nobody noticed what ░░░░░░░░ going on Newell cavuto ░░░░░░░░ wasn t it wouldn ░░░░░░░░ from the Obama Administration ░░░░░░░░ of defense Waite a ░░░░░░░░ they should not be ░░░░░░░░ these things We have ░░░░░░░░ hearing in the final ░░░░░░░░ of the Obama Administration ░░░░░░░░ final year Yet noble ░░░░░░░░ to these in a ░░░░░░░░ that you should If ░░░░░░░░ are trying to influence ░░░░░░░░ elections Well the Obama ░░░░░░░░ had an ambassador in ░░░░░░░░ in Russia named Michael ░░░░░░░░ Even though I disagree ░░░░░░░░ the ambassador Mcfall he ░░░░░░░░ a lot about Russia ░░░░░░░░ no one more plugged ░░░░░░░░ to what goes on ░░░░░░░░ Russia I m quite ░░░░░░░░ that ambassador Mcfall you ░░░░░░░░ sent up flairs time ░░░░░░░░ again and of course ░░░░░░░░ national security apparatus was ░░░░░░░░ that they were tinkering ░░░░░░░░ poking in a lot ░░░░░░░░ our computer systems We ░░░░░░░░ have known for many ░░░░░░░░ that are some of ░░░░░░░░ best and worst in ░░░░░░░░ case Internet scammers in ░░░░░░░░ world are in Russia ░░░░░░░░ hackers and the like ░░░░░░░░ the signs have always ░░░░░░░░ there I think it ░░░░░░░░ quite true that Obama ░░░░░░░░ his administration didn t ░░░░░░░░ through perhaps on a ░░░░░░░░ of this online activity ░░░░░░░░ online active measures of ░░░░░░░░ Kremlin And the commentary ░░░░░░░░ 2012 about we saw ░░░░░░░░ on the tape earlier ░░░░░░░░ how Romney was insulted ░░░░░░░░ saying Russia was on ░░░░░░░░ top of his list ░░░░░░░░ national security concerns it ░░░░░░░░ came back into play ░░░░░░░░ just after the Ukrainian ░░░░░░░░ Unfortunately it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ that we really kept ░░░░░░░░ in July of 2016 ░░░░░░░░ the hack of the ░░░░░░░░ emails came out I ░░░░░░░░ off the alarm then ░░░░░░░░ this was most likely ░░░░░░░░ In fact something needed ░░░░░░░░ be done about this ░░░░░░░░ And nothing was Trish ░░░░░░░░ can remember 10 years ░░░░░░░░ one of the cover ░░░░░░░░ of the cfr journal ░░░░░░░░ lie a woman who ░░░░░░░░ then of course in ░░░░░░░░ uranium government She was ░░░░░░░░ know pleading for some ░░░░░░░░ saying this is the ░░░░░░░░ of Vladimir Putin This ░░░░░░░░ the goal of Russia ░░░░░░░░ have a big irpresence ░░░░░░░░ Europe and in fact ░░░░░░░░ take part to Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ lot of questions as ░░░░░░░░ why nobody cared about ░░░░░░░░ until perhaps it was ░░░░░░░░ late But before I ░░░░░░░░ you go Michael Caputo ░░░░░░░░ actually worked for the ░░░░░░░░ You spent years working ░░░░░░░░ Russia Then you were ░░░░░░░░ the Trump campaign I ░░░░░░░░ that you certainly have ░░░░░░░░ questioned by authorities What ░░░░░░░░ your response when they ░░░░░░░░ what role did Russia ░░░░░░░░ in the election Yeah ░░░░░░░░ worked in Russia for ░░░░░░░░ 1990s during the yeltsin ░░░░░░░░ worked with the Kremlin ░░░░░░░░ on remarket entry I ░░░░░░░░ and put together the ░░░░░░░░ the rocket Beirut young ░░░░░░░░ out When Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ in those of you ░░░░░░░░ advising the person Most ░░░░░░░░ sense out during that ░░░░░░░░ Did you ever see ░░░░░░░░ contact with the Russians ░░░░░░░░ the pain No when ░░░░░░░░ was interviewed they asked ░░░░░░░░ that question I secretary ░░░░░░░░ defense I have known ░░░░░░░░ Trump sips 1988 I ░░░░░░░░ more closely with him ░░░░░░░░ the last several years ░░░░░░░░ we had one conversation ░░░░░░░░ one conversation about Russia ░░░░░░░░ he asked me what ░░░░░░░░ it like to work ░░░░░░░░ And I told him ░░░░░░░░ we changed the topic ░░░░░░░░ the NFL after that ░░░░░░░░ one ever during the ░░░░░░░░ time I was at ░░░░░░░░ campaign ever asked me ░░░░░░░░ question about my seven ░░░░░░░░ in Russia That s ░░░░░░░░ it s my opinion ░░░░░░░░ there is no collusion ░░░░░░░░ I just want to ░░░░░░░░ one point really quickly ░░░░░░░░ quickly I just want ░░░░░░░░ say President Trump s ░░░░░░░░ about rigging the election ░░░░░░░░ it really hard for ░░░░░░░░ Obama and Jeh Johnson ░░░░░░░░ respond to some of ░░░░░░░░ hacking of Russia Because ░░░░░░░░ were worried about the ░░░░░░░░ of bringing it into ░░░░░░░░ media s network and ░░░░░░░░ to the American people ░░░░░░░░ was going on I ░░░░░░░░ t think President Trump ░░░░░░░░ the American people a ░░░░░░░░ by making it all ░░░░░░░░ We probably to look ░░░░░░░░ do it again Trish ░░░░░░░░ Trump makes a surprise ░░░░░░░░ in Florida today How ░░░░░░░░ the media goofed Everyone ░░░░░░░░ Theist are great people.