investment. huh. in his moscow mitch article back in april, mr. ward concluded that, quote, evidently the republican agenda is all about party raising money before country. ouch. no wonder mcconnell hates the nickname moscow mitch. joining me now is dean obadalla, and author of to catch a russian spy. natasha beltrand of politico and malcolm nance, author of the plot to destroy democracy. let s go t ona tao natasha beca do write for politico. this story bubbled up months ago and now it s back in the paper because there is an investigation going on about the deal. is this part of the reason in your reporting that mitch mcconnell is so sensitive, or is he just a bad sport all of a sudden?