next is robby mook, a star in his own way and very popular around the kennedy school. i see little groups of people following now. he has got like a cult. robbie is most well known because he was hillary clinton's campaign manager. he is one of the hardest working , nicest guys i have gotten to know. we will tell you a little better about that story later. sitting next to him, believe it or not, is a real, live, republican. [laughter] he is a real republican. he is not a republican in name only. this is matt rhodes. he was mitt romney's campaign manager. the story about why he is willing to work with robbie is something we will talk more about. but again, matt -- a great guy. a very effective guy. and one who is helping in the project we have started to navigate the complicated politics of all this. last but certainly not least is debbie plunkett. who at one point was one of the most senior people in the national security agency. if you want to talk about someone who has been the bad -- has seen the bad guys go after your network debbie was responsible for all the cyber

like it is not easy for robbie to stare down the sector that thinks it's crazy to even talk to robby mook. i think that is good. there is a long way for everyone to go. that is important. this is the point in the format which you have now a lot of information. you have a lot of questions. one of the best things about being in the form as you have really small people who can ask really interesting and in fact sometimes crazy questions to real experts. here's the way we go. you often lineup. there is for microphones. remember, when we say at skate west and if you have a general point at first, no more than two sentences followed by an interrogative that ends with a question mark. that is the general i give a question. just a question for one or two people. that is all we have time for. this gentleman, go ahead. --my name is [indiscernible] russian. [laughter] russian. drags i was really go out on a limb. >> usually you have [indiscernible] -- so everything we know that happens during the 2016 elections is that there was an attempt to collude in a democratic party in order to sideline the ca