of vladimir putin, somebody whose conduct led to sanctions against russia. you know, an adversary to the united states. you know, there s all sorts of reasons why the president s comments there don t really hold up. now, does this lead to criminal charges? you know, lots of questions whether the president can even be criminally charged, but probably not, but on the core question whether the president was candid with the american people, told the truth to the american people about his dealings with russia, i think the cohen plea really puts a big hole in that. remind viewers that you were the first reporter to sort of spell out the ties between russia and the trump campaign and introduced the world to carter page, who was another character i want to bring up here. felix seder. not a household name yet he also was instrumental in the trump organization and helping to