>> ultimately this is partly an exercise by this company to clear their name. they've gotten caught up in a situation that's really difficult for them. and i think all of this, especially what's gone on the hill it's become increasingly partisan over the last several months, it's a little bit of a sideshow. the real investigation is happening in the special counsel's hands. it's a continuation of an investigation if you believe this op-ed was ongoing for quite some time, that was maybe deeper than we knew about. and if you don't believe that, we knew there was an investigation that pre-existed before the special counsel was formed and they took the ball and are running with it. so whatever is happening on the hill, whether republicans are launching a counter investigation or whether democrats are actually able to do any of their own digging, it's kind of irrelevant because clearly that has devolved into a partisan sideshow, and the mueller investigation is going