i hope they understand that by not responding to these outrageous claims, somehow some symmetry between an alleged cockamamie money laundering scheme, there is no symmetry to that and they have to push back publicly because if they don't it's yet one more victory for vladimir putin. >> your thoughts? >> it's so interesting what's happened since the walk back which seems like a long time ago now. the two letters and an a p-- apostrophe, it sounds like the cover they wanted to go back to business as usual. they want the focus of the conversation to be on how to confront russia and how to assure our allies in europe. they want it off of trump.