former rnc chair michael steele. professor, your view of the combined picture we re getting from each of these reports about the probe? well, it s definitely a case of keep your friends close and your enemies or at least those who can testify against you closer. and so it seems that former president trump is keeping tabs on mr. weisselberg because mr. weisselberg is one member of that small circle of trust. it s not just that the circle of trust is small that makes it difficult for the prosecutors, it s also that former president trump has over his course of business been really reticent to document his doings in email. he famously doesn t email. he doesn t write things down. so it s really mr. weisselberg who has been the eyes and ears of this whole operation that can provide the information to link any misdoings to trump. that s really what s needed here. if weisselberg isn t talking, it s going to be very difficult to get the goods to prove intent