other than his set salary from a foreign government, the u.s. government, or any state. so when mike pence stayed at trump's resort, some of the money to pay for that came from the u.s. government. that was taxpayer money to cover pence's costs and his official detail's cost. that is an emoluments problem. so we'll see where congress goes with it. overall, ana, the bigger picture, this just looks and feels corrupt. we saw the evolving explanations this week. first pence's people said trump had only suggested that he stay there. then they switched it over to convenience. they said, well, the vice president stayed there because he had to attend some meetings. but they're 180 miles away. that's like having a meeting in new york city and booking a hotel in baltimore out of convenience. i'm not buying it. we'll see where congress goes. >> this is a little different but related. you also have attorney general william barr planning this holiday party now at trump's hotel in washington, and another viewer asked, is it against the law for barr to pay with his own money to throw a party there? >> right. yet another top official paying money that will end up in trump's pocket, but you're right. this is a little different because this money is coming