puts the white house and it puts president trump in a very difficult position i think, because they have been trying to find ways to minimize this to try to minimize the possibility of his direct involvement in it but the agency is in a tough position. this is what it has learned. this is what its analysts believe and this is what those analysts have told congressional committees this week. they can't tailor that message to congress and have a different version go to the white house so they've told trump these same things and it will be interesting to see how the white house reacts. >> having read your book, i'm just so curious to hear from you, having written the book on all things russian, what it is you're looking for, listening for, waiting for in the coming days? >> i think we're just -- we're