sgl >> well, it is not surprising. as you say, barrack is not only a friend of the president's, but close to paul manafort and rick gates and it is my understanding from the publiced reports that after manafort left the campaign, it is mr. barrack who persuaded the president to keep rick gates around and some relationship there, and as you know, barrack was questioned about contributions made there, and it is not surprising that he would be interviewing him. what is specifically he is looking at, i don't know. mr. barrack also a has extensive relationships in the middle east, and, you know, the emirati s have come up in connection with the famous seychelles meetings, so he could be looking at anything here. >> and now, what about the role that tom barrack has been playing here, and he is a economic titan based in california, and what do we know about his role overseas? what have you understood, ned? >> well, he is a venture capital i ist, and someone who has connections extensively through the gulf, and that is somethi