You may regret having said that, what I mean is, you have positioned yourself mightily for criticism if in fact, the Trump Administration turns out to have been behind this via back channel.
My first thought when I saw the headline was “backchannel”. I decided to Google “Denis Rodman net worth 2016.” It appears at that time his net worth was about minus $one million, after his divorce settlement. Maybe he is being paid to do this??? If he is broke, who is buying his tickets, etc.?