money. but we have to remember that the russian interference activity in 2016 was an intelligence operation, and so to assume that future activities would be intelligence operations by russia or any other hostile nation means that they're going to try to get around the law. so it's wonderful that the commissioner issued this statement, because she is putting the u.s. candidates and campaigns on notice that they are at risk of becoming under investigation. but that doesn't dissuade, that's not going to dissuade foreign countries from trying to do this activity, especially now if they know that at least one candidate is open to their assistance. >> jim, a lot of republicans today were drawing a parallel between this and the steel dossier, which was paid for in part by the clinton campaign. is it the same at all in terms of legality? >> no, it's apples and oranges. on the one hand, you're talking about as director mueller stated in his press statement, a