much of what he said has been cryptic, incomplete or inconsistent. so is our understanding of his role if any in the campaign. is he a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma or a shadow wrapped in a smokescreen inside a forest? sgli g >> i get by. i can understand what's happening in meetings. >> reporter: some may be exactly why the fbi and the justice department are so interested in communications between carter page and russia. page is a former foreign policy adviser for donald trump's campaign. >> i was a junior member of the campaign's foreign policy advisory group. >> reporter: that's what he says. but for months now, president trump's team has been struggling to define his role. even going so far as to deny he was part of their circle. >> he is not part of our national security or foreign policy briefings that we do now at all. >> carter page is an individual