so, what was donald trump trying to hide, the bombshell reporting he told michael cohen to lie about his 2016 russia dealings, telling cohen to underplay trump s focus on building a tower in moscow during the summer of 2016. it is a period that has invited deep scrutiny. observers long wondering why trump, at the height of the campaign for president, kept praising a long-time american adversary. there s nothing wrong with not fighting everybody, having russia, where we have a good relationship. if we can get along with russia, that s very good. an improved relations with russia is possible, absolutely possible. if we can make a great deal for our country and get along with russia, that would be a tremendous i know russia well. i had a major event in russia. they want to be friendly with the united states. and trump didn t merely call