on its own. the president's fudging comment makes no sense. you know, and it's a year-plus after he had a chance -- >> 15 months. >> -- to say, oh, he took me out of context but there's also the may 9th, 2017, letter in which president trump notified comey he was fired where he referenced i appreciate that you told me three different times that i wasn't under investigation, but i still agree with the justice department that you've got to go. that's in a let e so i -- it's hard for the president to maintain at this point the investigation had nothing to do with comey's firing. >> joan, i got to ask you before we go, "the new york times" reporting that michael cohen and then-candidate trump came up with this potential plan to buy these catch and kill stories from the "national enquirer" that could prove damaging to trump and backs up a report that cnn, you remember we heard on tape -- >> yes. >> -- right, of them talking about, you know, our friend, david. >> david. >> gets hit by a bus -- >> truck.