Steven Seagal is apparently an international man of mystery with a deep and abiding friendship with Russian president Vladimir Putin that rivals the sickeningly sweet bromance between Kim Jong Un and Dennis Rodman himself. But it still wasn’t enough to help him find any meaningful clues to the Boston Bombing for a six-member US Congressional delegation currently in Russia.

The Washington Post reported that Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) spoke at a news conference at the US Embassy in Moscow, with Steven Seagal in attendance. Rohrabacher summed up the results of multiple conferences, including separate meetings with Vladimir Putin and Chechnyan strongman Ramzan Kadyrov.

As Todd Rigney reported earlier, Seagal had made plans to accompany Rohrabacher into Chechnya — and he even attempted to arrange for Putin to come along. However, Rohrabacher explained that the delegation couldn’t accept that invitation because of House rules about accepting expensive gifts — including the flights on Seagal’s private jet.

At Sunday’s press conference, Rorhabacher also acknowledged that the delegation actually uncovered few, if any, clues to the Boston bombing in Russia. However, the representative said that the trip was productive anyway because it underlined the need for Russia and the United States to work together to fight a common enemy.

“Radical Islam is at our throat in the United States, and is at the throat of the Russian people,” Rorhabacher said.

He thanked Seagal several times for his help, although it wasn’t entirely clear what the action star had contributed to the investigation of the Boston bombing case other than setting up some meetings that ultimately didn’t lead to any new information.

I hope Steven Seagal was genuinely trying to be helpful, instead of just wanting to impress us all again that he’s such good friends with Vladimir Putin. Because if he was really using the Boston bombing tragedy for a new publicity stunt, that’s just sad.

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[Steven Seagal photo by K. Zhestovskaya via Wikimedia Commons]