to what he was saying they were doing business with russia during the campaign, which not only is -- was directly contrary to what the president was assuring the american people, but because of that and because the russians obviously knew it, put the president in a position to be blackmailed by putin at any time. which may explain why he was so obsequious to putin and what other compromising information the russians may have on the president. and this is -- and that is why, by the way, mr. whitaker is wrong when he said that following the president's private business deals is not connected with the investigation of the russians trying to sub vert our aelection because there may be a direct relationship and there is if one of the candidates is compromised by the information contraire your to what he's assuring the people. >> so to -- two questions, it