stryker mcguire, they're all thinking of watergate.e in the states, working as a journalist back then, all those years ago. do you have a sense of deja vu? i was a mere child. precocious journalistic talent! journalists started at a young age back then. so, is it like watergate? no and yes. one thing is that watergate began with two break—ins. may and june 1972. it built rather slowly, the break—ins themselves were rather inconsequential, it was the cover—up, we all know that was what did it. so two years and four months later, nixon resigns. in this case, it starts out much bigger. the germ of all of this is the possibility of russian interference in the us electoral process. that is where you begin. you begin at quite a high, serious level about protecting your national, electoral integrity. then you have all of these revelations while trump is in the white house. the quote that you just gave, that is in a white house document. the white house has said it is authentic. there was no question about what he said. what is interesting her

stryker mcguire, london editor for bloomberg markets. good to have you with us.n route to saudi arabia, but his team was still trying to fire fight the latest twist in the sacking of the fbi director and the russia connection— if there is one. "i just fired the head of the fbi he was crazy, a real nutjob," the new york times claims he told the russian foreign minister, "i faced great pressure because of russia. that's taken off." well, if he did say it, that last part looks premature. john mccain, the veteran republican senator, is among many to observe that this all feels horribly familiar. stryker mcguire, they're all thinking of watergate. you were in washington in the early 1970s. does it feel like that to you? i was iwasa i was a mere child. journalists started at a young age back then. is it like watergate? no and yes. 0ne thing is that watergate began with the two break—ins. may and june 19 72. it built rather slowly to break in wasa 72. it built rather slowly to break in was a cover—up. nixon resigns. in this case, it starts out much bigger.

stryker mcguire, they're all thinking of watergate. you were in washington in the early 1970s. does it feel like that to you? i was iwasa i was a mere child. journalists started at a young age back then. is it like watergate? no and yes. one thing is that watergate began with the two break—ins. may and june 19 72. it built rather slowly to break in wasa 72. it built rather slowly to break in was a cover—up. nixon resigns. in this case, it starts out much bigger. the germ of all of this is the possibility of russian interference in the us electoral process. that is where you begin. you begin at a highly, serious level where you are protecting your national electoral integrity. then you have all of these revelations while tromp is in the white house. the quote that you just gave, that is in the quote that you just gave, that isina the quote that you just gave, that is in a white house document. the white house has said it is authentic. there was no question about what he said. what is interesting here is the sourcing of all of this stuff. it is coming from officials in and out of

stryker mcguire, london editor for bloomberg markets. good to have you with us.