navalny was literally unconscious at the time. he was in a coma, because russian security agents dosed him with a military grade nerve agent. he wasn t making conscious ag decisions about anything, let alone checking in with russian security services while in a coma fighting for his life because russian security people tried to kill him with a military grade nerve agent from the russian military. yeah, he didn t think to check in. i m not sure if vladimir putin knows he gave a laughingstock answer, because in russia nobody gets caught laughing at him, but really, consciously? that s the word you re choosing? abc s rachel scott pressed him on navalny and related matters.m the exchange, to my eye, was the