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Needed to bring an architect with him to -- so that there was something to sell, and a lawyer so that you know they could sign the deal right here. pu so this was really part of trumps power plan. >> fascinating. so the extent that trump ace business deals particularly in the former soviet union are of interest in terms of russia investigation, he is the third part of it. miebl cohen under criminal investigation. president trump obviously the subject of this inquiry by the special counsel. the o...

Agents start asking questions when things are getting exposed all of a sudden people change. you know, people realize they need to register as a foreign agent. people separate themselves from countries they work for whole companies disappear in thin air. corporation that cant become critical of their behavior, behavior they didnt previously see as a problem era problem. they fire executives to try it make the problem go in which make themselves look like they recognize their mistake. well, this ...

Deal in the former soviet union. architect john fodiadis designed some of trumps luxury developments there. his work offers a window into trumps deals in the eurasian real estate. today several projects are under screwed skrut by about the special counsel. and any means by which moscow might have exerted influence over trump or his campaign including through business deals. after mcclatchy reported in april that muellers probe was looking more closely as people involved in trumps business dealin...

Repeated calls emails or text messages from cnbc with questions about his work in eurasia or about why he shuttered the company and he is declining to comment about whether he has been approached by anybody from robert muellers office. what was that about? you get a call from cnbc and shut down the architecture firm, disappear twitter, remove all vestages of the professional career from the web and stop answering the phone? why the rush? whats going on? joining us now is christina wilky. reporte...

Following leads, making calls. that makes the world go around. thats making my world go around at least. i mean, those -- those things can cause amazing stuff to happen in the world. but to make an entire architectural firm disappear with one phone call, that is an amtzing trick. cnbc just disappeared donald trumps long-term architecture and his entire architectural firm with a single phone cull. thats a trick. that reporter joins us here next. kyle, we talked about this. theres no monsters. but...

Architect, who among other things design the quarter of a billion dollar would be metropolitans on the coast. the architect has gone off the grid. a cnbc reporter tried to inquire with the architecture about his work on trump deals in eastern europe. upon being contacted by a reporter for cnbc, the architect disappeared in a poof of moek. mr. fotiadis. his name if fotiadis quote did not respond to call or email but eight hours later i announced on twitter he announced closing his firm. jfa after...