operating in coordination with the trump campaign. quote, my perception then was that the inclusion of trump campaign officials on this document was not merely a name dropping exercise. this document was about establishing a company to conduct opposition research on behalf of the campaign but operating at a distance to avoid campaigning. the combination of smith's deep knowledge of the inner workings of the campaign, this document naming him in the trump campaign group and the multiple references to needing to avoid campaign reporting suggested to me that the group was formed with the blessing of the trump campaign. so peter smith, putting together this effort, listing members of the trump campaign who he's operating with, coordinating with to the extent available by law, but when it comes to listing the trump campaign people who were involved in this effort, he lists himself under the subheading trump campaign. hmm.