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benji, let me go to you.hen we look at the ap "vanity fair" story, we find out that the company was set up by romney in '97 and placed in a blind trust to bradford. then we find out that he doesn't seem to be investing too blindly because vanity fair points out the following. quote, it is certainly true that under malt the trusts don't appear to be as blind as they might be. for instance, in 2010, the romneys invested $10 million in the start-up of a fund co-founded by their elder son, tagg and spencer. romney's one-time campaign fund-raiser. so seems like this blind trust can see something. >> right. there has been a lot of debate over how blind this trust is. it doesn't actually fit the federal guidelines for how a blind trust should work. important starters, it is run by -- as mentioned, one of romney's own close personal aides and a friend. it is -- so -- it is -- not exactly that much distance between him and this money. there's some evidence he has some influence. there's month way to clear this up with

i'm joined tonight by benji sarlin, political reporter for talking points memo.benji, good to have you with us tonight. great reporting. let's cut right to it. did mitt romney have any involvement in bain capital between 1999 and 2002? >> well, depends on what you call involvement. he was certainly involved in the sense that if you look at dozens of sec filings he's listed as the sole stockholder, as the chairman of the board, as the ceo. his principle documentation is listed as a managing director of the company. in the sense of a day-to-day role, there's not a lot of information. it's pretty vague. but it's really a question of what you consider responsibility here. if the company that you are sole owner of and nothing is preventing you from checking in on or watching from a public distance or visiting your old partners, if nothing is preventing you from checking in on it, are you accountable for their decisions? the obama campaign says yes, regardless of the day-to-day role. the obama campaign is saying yes because he would be legally liable, would he not, as

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