MSNBC's Chris Matthews grills Carter Page over Russia: 'Why are you hiding?

During an interview on MSNBC's "Hardball With Chris Matthews," former Trump adviser Carter Page was put in the hot seat over allegations that Russia interfered with the 2016 presidential election.

In a exchange between Matthews and Page, Matthews can be heard repeating over and over "Why are you hiding?" while asking about reports that Page himself had ties to Russia.

Page in April was viewed as a "person of interest" in the Russian investigation.

CNN initially reported that sources told them that Russian intelligence had attempted to recruit Trump aides — like Page — in order to infiltrate the campaign prior to the election.

“We have learned the FBI gathered intelligence last summer suggesting Russian operatives tried to use Trump advisors including Carter Page to infiltrate the Trump campaign,” Pamela Brown told Wolf Blitzer during their April interview.

On Monday, however, Page told Matthews that he was a victim of hacking, and in response, Matthews asked Page whether he believed that Russia "hacked into the DNC" to "try to manipulate" the 2016 election.

“I’m not fully convinced of that,” Page answered.

The former Trump aide's comments come on the heels that Reality Leigh Winner purportedly leaked intelligence that indicated Russians launched a cyber-campaign to interfere with local election offices during the 2016 election.

Page also fired back at reports that he'd had personal interactions with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak and noted that Trump could possibly improve U.S.-Russia relations to combat "bigotry and xenophobia against Russians."

Undeterred, Matthews grilled Page over what he and Kislyak reportedly discussed and asked the former aide "What are you hiding?" several times throughout their discussion.

See the heated exchange in the video below.