was called to testify before the committee. follow the trail of dead russians. there s been more dead russians in the past three months that are tied to this investigation who have assets in banks all over the world. they are dropping dead even in western countries. so much of this intrigue and violence may seem very far away, but when nbc news consultant paul joil was shot just a few miles from the capitol, he and his wife immediately thought it was a hit. a big reason, the timing. it s four days after i accused the president of being responsible for the horrible murder of litvinenko on your network. in early 2007, joil appeared in a dateline report on the litvinenko case. did putin order it? did he know it? we can t say that. i would find it hard to believe that this information, whatever it may be, has not filtered its way up to the top. just four days later, he was
by far the most dangerous things he could do. in addition to a possible motive, there was also the means. paul joil says the fact that polonium was used to kill litvinenko leaves little doubt as to who authorized the murder. so does that mean it had to be putin? it could have been someone else with access to come on. come on. you re not going to engage an act of nuclear terrorism in downtown london without the knowledge of the office of the president. today we begin the open hearings in the inquiry into the death of alexander litvinenko. in january 2015, a public inquiry opened in london. it was a victory for marina, who along with their attorneys fought an eight-year legal battle to make it happen. on the opening day, her attorney argued the evidence leads to one disturbing conclusion, which litvinenko himself reached before he died. mr. litvinenko came to the
former russian agent died without knowing what killed him. the results from a battery of tests came in too late but they did come in. it turned out he was killed by something far more lethal than common rat poison. it s pilonium. the news shocked the world even though most people weren t sure what it was but paul joil knew what it was that his friend effectively burned to death from radio activity. it is a horrible death. it is a gruesome death. he lived longer than any man normally would under those circumstances. and he lived just long enough within 12 hours long enough for