his engagement. yet tonight on cnn avenatti said family ties are at the heart of the connection between columbus nova and victor luxemburg. you have the ceo, cousin of the russian oligarch, who is also russian. what s the explanation for the half a million dollars worth of payments? the new york times says a few months ago he was stopped at the new york area airport by agents working for robert mueller. he reportedly had his electronic devices searched and was interviewed about the payments to michael cohen. yet while colin is under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors in new york, victor isn t facing charges, nor is he a suspect, but he was among the rich russian businessmen sanctioned by the trump administration. attorney robert barnes thinks avenatti getting illegal