answer questions, i should say. that's not new. but they still have a client, the president, who is arguing that he wants to answer questions. the flip side is they have a special counsel who really wants the president to answer questions. so they've been going through this dance for months now. proposal, counterproposal, the mueller team wants to ask a broad range of questions, the trump team keeps wanting to narrow it in. so they don't have a choice, really, but to answer the questions -- or excuse me, but to negotiate about answering questions. so while they're doing that, they have to try to find bright sides. it has been true, and i know you're hearing this from republicans as i am, that politically speaking, they've been surprised at the fact that the russia investigation isn't as much of a drag with regard to the base, and maybe even some independents, as they thought. maybe it could be a help. so he's trying to look on the bright side. it definitely is and was a moment of candor from giuliani,