russia. weaver anxious to see this resolved and allow the country to move forward. chris: do you believe, as they say, that this investigation in terms of the special counsel exonerating the president is going to be cleared up in 2018? >> no way for me to know, chris. we continue to cooperate fully in everything they've asked for. we're anxious for it to beรง recovered. chris: i've got to say, i had a lot of things to ask you, and we got them all in. thank you for coming in, merry christmas to you and your family. >> merry christmas, sir. chris: up next, what are the chances for bipartisan compromise in congress in the new year? democratic senator ben cardin weighs in on that and what grade he gives [vo] quickbooks introduces jeanette and her new mobile wedding business. at first, getting paid was tough... until she got quickbooks. now she sends invoices, sees when they've been viewed and-ta-dah-paid twice as fast for free. visit quickbooks-dot-com.