and then the divisive rhetoric, trying to divide americans and turn us against each other. so all the while trump is carrying this water, and i think he knew it. i think he understood exactly what he was doing. and i think he then therefore saw an opportunity to advance his business interests in moskow, in russia. he saw that because i believe, because he was doing this essentially work for russia in the united states by carrying russia's message, et cetera, by covering for their attacks on the united states, that he had an opportunity and he was trying to strike while the iron was hot in mew view in moskow, trying to benefit from what he was doing here in the united states to benefit russia's attack on our country. and so that's why -- that's why he was doing it and that's why also he didn't want to admit it. that's why he concealed it even after the campaign, continued to deny he had any business interests in russia. that's because he understood the