more breaking news tonight in the russia investigation. word that the special counsel, robert mueller, is getting cooperation from a middle east specialist with ties to the trump team. two people tell cnn that george nader went to secret meetings between the united arab emirates and members of trump's inner circle. a month later, a meeting in the seychelles, tidhe islands, with emiratis and trump associate, eric prince. these sources also say that nader was there when prince met with a russian banker. with me now, former fbi special agent, aissha rangapa. we've been covering a lot of ground tonight. when you hear that this man is now cooperating with the special counsel, what does that mean to you? >> this saga has more characters than "war and peace," so we had to place him where he fits in.