zeldin. >> this is a very serious allegation. he misunderstands, i think, that his failure to directly sell his own shares is what's at issue. what's at issue is his provision of non-public information to his son and another so that they could cut their losses in their sales. that violates the mail fraud statutes, securities fraud statutes, and there is not really much of a defense if in fact the facts in the allegation are true. >> michael, this is sdny indicting a sitting member of congress months before an election. we know prosecutors are confident but i mean how air-tight does this case need to be? >> well, two things. first, we know from the -- from that which happened during the last 2016 election that you're