>> i also want to bring in michael mcfaul, former u.s. ambassador to russia. always good to see you, ambassador. so when you look at this statement, i thought one of the striking things was his description of his meetings with the russian ambassador, sergei kisliak, and he said i hoped to arrange the speech by then candidate trump, i met with a lot of officials from foreign governments. i was introduced. we had pleasantries, speaking about kisliak. but he said it didn't stay with me to the point where later i had to ask somebody even what the name of the russian ambassador was. i wonder what you thought as you read this statement today, and anything that might have raised flags for you. >> well, on the one hand, of course, when you're at a big event and there are lots of people there, you don't remember who you're talking to. i can be sympathetic to that rendition. but the more fundamental question is why was kisliak at