they were introduced by klein preston.aving the same change of heart, inviting a delegation from the russian orthodox church to the first ever christian persecution summit this spring, organized by another putin fan, evangelist franklin graham. the two met in 2015. >> i think he's, again, an honest person, a direct person. and so he's going to do what's right for russia. >> reporter: former cia officer daniel hoffman spent five years in moscow and much of his intelligence career studying how russians operate. >> they devote a tremendous amount of resources to understanding us, what makes our political system work, where the interest groups are located. and then in certain situations, seeking to influence us as well. >> they're looking for information and joint interest so that we're not adverse to each other. >> do you ever suspect at all that there's more to torshin than just a great friend and a public servant? >> do i suspect that? well, you know, i don't live with him. so i couldn't tell you, you know, everything about

they were introduced by klein preston.s are having the same change of heart, inviting a delegation from the russian orthodox church to the first ever christian persecution summit this spring, organized by another putin fan, evangelist franklin graham. the two met in 2015. >> i think he's, again, an honest person, a direct person. and so he's going to do what's right for russia. >> reporter: former cia officer daniel hoffman spent five years in moscow and much of his intelligence career studying how russians operate. >> they devote a tremendous amount of resources to understanding us, what makes our political system work, where the interest groups are located. and thenn certain situations, seeking to influence us as well. >> they're looking for information and joint interest so we're not adverse to each other. >> do you ever suspect at all that there's more to him than just a great friend and a public servant? >> do i suspect that? well, you know, i don't live with him. so i couldn't tell you everything about senator torsin