texts, he had pete struck removed from the investigation, exactly what he should do. hard to criticize bob for removing pete any earlier than when bob found out. putting that aside, there is a concern it gives rise to an appearance that investigators may not have been playing it right down 34e8gds. -- right down the middle. more important way to look at it, right? at the end of the day, in whatever form if he brings charges or reveals the fruits of the investigation was the outcome fair? did he find the facts? did he apply the facts to the law and if he did, all of this other stuff, joy, they are just distractions. >> yeah, it's interesting these distractions are mirrored on either side of the dime here. on one hand, you have the kremlin orchestrating attacks using their typical cybersecurity methods.