the congress now. not just problems with the presidency but problems with congress. and we know there were call records that were gotten from at&t that show he spoke with lev parnas. documents don't lie, they don't die. the undercurrent here is vladimir putin. for america we need to find out at some point. >> i don't think congress is working for putin, maybe trump is working with him. >> what is happening in the congress and in the white house consistently benefits vladimir putin. >> it does. well, that's the pelosi argument. and by the way, it's almost every time something comes up you ask yourself the question does this help putin? >> who are these people working for? >> we're looking for a grand motive here and maybe it's just putin. anyway, thank you shannon pettypiece. up next joe biden says most democrats are more moderate for medicare for all. the numbers actually support that, but what about the passion issue? who cares most? you're watching "hardball." st o cao you're watching "hardball. standard of care.