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That was the only person i could think of. Prior to working for the yurt council worked for Ranking Member nunes, is that right . I only found that out after the fact. I wondered why i was being asked about him, so i looked it up. You cautioned us on dangers that members of this committee pedaling any Conspiracy Theories that could benefit russia, i want to ask if you heard the nameless parness who was questioning Rudy Giuliani about the Conspiracy Theories. Are you aware he was indicted october...

2011, in november, 2011, i sat next to vladimir putin at a conference where he made precisely that point, the first time he had done so to a group of american journalists and experts brought to something called the valdar discussion club. he started in 2011 making it clear he saw american fracking as a great threat to russian interests. we were all struck by how much he stressed this issue. and since 2011, since that particular juncture, putin made a big deal of this. >> americans pay attention ...

And russia. and in fact, we also believed at that point that russia might attack ukraine. this was in 2008 when georgia and ukraine sought membership action plan in nato, russia threatened them openly if they proceeded with the request for nato membership, there would be consequences. in the wake of the attack on georgia, president putin made it clear to the president of georgia at the time, this was related to me at the highest levels of the georgian government, putin said to him your western a...

Trusted? >> yes, it does. >> so the rt, would you agree with me, rt is putins propaganda machine in the united states? >> i would agree with you, yes. >> is it appropriate for the rt to be used to effect public policy on our nation, as an example, there have been a long series of advertisements or programs on rt going against fracking, saying it is bad, trying to effect public policy in the united states. is that appropriate use, should americans be paying attention to that? >> in the terms that...

Things. theres tension though in conducting our businesses the way we should, playing into putins hands. as an example, i disagree with what were doing here today, it is under our constitution, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle believe they function under that constitution. these hearings, this issue is divisive within the country and is continuing to push that way. i think that plays into putins hands inadvertently, nothing we can do about that, but there are certain things we can do...

Trump for a second, if the congress allows a president of the united states now or later to ask a foreign government, head of state, to investigate a political rival, what precedent does that set for american diplomacy, safety of americans overseas, and for the future of our country? >> thats a very bad precedent. >> very bad precedent and going forward, if that were ever the case, i would raise objections. >> thank you both. i yield back. >> mr. ratcliffe. >> thank you, chair. want to return th...