was incorrect and he also says that it violates rules. one being, you don't talk about an ongoing investigation and the second one that holder put in place himself, which was not to take unnecessary action very close to an election. is this unnecessary? that is really something we don't know. a lot of unanswered questions. >> all right, thank you very much. let's bring back the panel. evan perez and washington bureau chief, jackie kucinich and alex burns and "washington post" reporter abby philip. evan, as the justice reporter for us here, everybody says who knows anything about the situation that comey is dealing with a lot of political pressure in house and out of house. how true is that? >> boy, he's in the middle of all of this, chris. you're right, he's getting pressure both inside his organization and outside.