i don't think the relationship between mueller and comey is anything to be alarmed about, nor do i think appointing democrats matters. really, everybody who is appointed by the president is likely to support president trump. i just don't know those things, i think he's throwing red herrings out there to throw the public off and keep us guessing. this is the same basket as it has taping comment. >> we'll get to tapes in one second. sean, jump in on this. as michael says, he's trying to sow the seeds of doubt. will this help him? >> i don't think it will. at this point, as michael points out, this is the president's m.o. where he's making a mistake here is, look, if bob mueller was an unknown entity, the president might be able to say these things. people might not look without a