there wi million to help his campaign. >> but clearly on the sides of the republicans and conservatives and good starting off point if you're trying to get plugged into that community. >> laura coates, what stands out to you in this case? >> in all the cases the u.s. attorneys office has prosecuted in washington, d.c., i don't think vladimir putin has ever weighed in on any of them. >> it's interesting that mueller is not part of this at all. if he has no interest, it says it's not under the mandate he's already following about russia collusion, which is interesting, given the fact this is somebody who may be trying to influence an election. what's interesting to me is the nra. very keen on being able to navigate successfully the campaign finance and disclosure laws to avoid letting you know who the lobbying arm is funded by or to what extent they have to disclose information. you have somebody who essentially is -- although the nra is not known for direct contributions, their outside spending certainly has impacted many an election. and in this case, if she's