>> uncanny imitation there of a television anchor. one controversial issue that has not been dominating the headlines is president trump's friendly approach toward russia as you heard him just say, and russian election interference. greg miller is a national security correspondent for the washington post. he's part of the post team that won the pulitzer in 2018 for its coverage of russia's election interference. his new book, the apprentice: trump, russia and the subversion of american democracy. it is a comprehensive look at the shadow russia is casting over this presidency. greg, thank you very much for coming on the broadcast. i'd like to begin with a wide shot and then zoom in to one of my favorite scenes, favorite vignettes that i had to read twice in your book. first of all, when you bump into somebody in washington, when you tell them you have been engaged in this project and doing a deep dive immersion, and they ask you, what are russia's roots into trump, how deep is