lawyer, he knows how that game is played. he's going to be convincing and he's going to be credible. trump is wrong-footed. he's already losing the argument, scrambling to catch up. >> releasing the statement today is just another devastating blow to him. so i don't think those political arguments are going to fly. >> okay. norm eisen, thank you for your time as we're all listening to this statement released ahead of tomorrow's testimony on capitol hill, now fired fbi director james comey sitting in front of and being questioned by members of the senate intelligence committee. i have here with me now david jolly and matt sclapp, former political director for george w. bush. so two republicans. matt sclapp, to you first, ambassador eisen said this is the equivalent of the nixon tapes. >> i like ambassador eisen very