but his relationship with trump emiratishe saudis and on edge. connection with the crown prince was made, tom hasn't been involved. he hasn't been able to communicate to investors he's plugged in. capital is having problems? >> quite a few. they only raised cap their 2.5 billion target. -- half their $2.5 billion target. tom decided to merge with northstar. that was a disaster. a one of the negotiations were trying to figure out what northstar was worth. tom was not around for this. he was doing the campaign, or the inaugural committee. carol: he was called the wedding planner? >> yes. the combined firm dropped 60% during the trump presidency. a bull experiencing market this week. i have to ask you about his connection to paul manafort and rick gates. they are at the sense -- center of the special counsel investigation. tom tom was -- tom was questioned by the team. >> tom and paul manafort our friends. -- are friends. a higher associate of manafort's helped tom manage his appearance on television for the trump campaign. left the campaign, he bri