to launder money. this continues over the years, and it's really important to understand that as trump tower becomes sort of a dormitory for the russian mafia for a 30-year period, the russian mafia is unlike the italian-america mafia. . it is a state author. when i interviewed head of counterintelligence he said the russian mafia is just part of the kgb. to have those people inside trump to you sir an extraordinary breach of security. >> natasha, the response coming from the white house, the president as well as sarah huckabee sanders what did you take away from understanding how important this new reporting is? >> they're deflecting. trying to distract and gaslight as usual. i think it's absolutely ridiculous to say that president obama was not as tough on russia and president trump has been. i mean, president obama expelled diplomats in response to the