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Is in some ways more -- also i have to say sort of saying manafort is old news does underplay his role in that very critical period of time. but gates was someone who was there for a lot more, saw a lot more, so -- and is now cooperating on top of that. anything involving him obviously sort of raises concerns within the white house. >> and i didn't mean to -- you're right, i didn't mean to diminish manafort's role, he was the president's campaign chairman and his relationship with the president goes back even further. speak to, and go ahead and address sort of the unsuccessful effort there to ...

Manabout manafort, oh, old news, blame his recruitment into the ca campaign on the kids. gates had a lot more relationships and a lot more current. how does the gates news land inside the west wing? >> well, gates is someone who, as you point out, he's sort of a consummate until recently, survival. he was sort of quietly there all along the way. he was brought in as manafort's deputy. even when manafort was pushed out, he stayed through the transition, played a role in the transition, he was the liaison to the rnc then began working for tom barrack, one of the president's close friends. he was...

Mueller, i'm sorry, when mueller indicted -- or charged -- indict, is that the same thing? paul manafort? >> yes. >> sarah huckabee sanders said october 30th "today's announcement has nothing to do with the president, nothing to do with the president's campaign or his campaign activity." now we don't know about the first, but it's possible that m manafort is being investigated specifically for actions taken during the president's campaign or his campaign activity, isn't it? >> yes. so mueller's charge is to, number one, investigate allegations of collusion between russia and the trump campaign...