WALLACE: — because they are saying this is a clear and present danger that Russia did it in 2016, they are continuing to do it now. You have the secretary of homeland security with her hair on fire saying our democracy is in the crosshairs and then you have President Trump saying we are being hindered by the Russian hoax.
That’s not the press making that up, that’s anybody who looks at it has got to see a difference there.
BOLTON: I think what he’s saying by the hoax is the idea that somehow the Russians directed and controlled his campaign or direct and control his administration, that there was some conspiracy or some violation of U.S. law in 2016.
WALLACE: Mueller is also investigating (ph) Russian meddling. He’s handed down an indictment of 12 military intelligence officers of the GRU.
BOLTON: And there’s no question that that’s going on. That’s what everybody said on Thursday.
WALLACE: So, that’s the hoax?
BOLTON: The hoax is the idea that the Trump campaign was a beneficiary of a concerted effort together with the Russians to affect the 2016 election. As to that, I don’t think there’s any evidence publicly but everybody who participated in the press conference Thursday agreed, as has the president on several public occasions that the intelligence community assessment of Russian meddling in 2016 is valid.