it didn't matter to the jury because there is so much other evidence against paul manafort that that evidence carried the day. >> it is fascinating if we step back for just a moment and look at this trump tower moscow deal. the deal didn't happen. the talks stopped before donald trump was elected. even if we are hearing different stories about when they talked. as you look at this through a national security lens, is there a reason for concern here that you see? >> you know, i mean, i think you want to be careful not to say like there is a deal in russia therefore it is bad. but you have a lot of context here. you have a president who seems to want to take vladimir putin's word over his own intelligence services at times. you have a president who keeps insisting that vladimir putin and the russian government are potential partners and people we should be favorable to. why? they have not proven to be reliable allies, friends of any sort for many, many years.