on cnn, you're warming up for the same kind of disappointment that you got on november 8th, 2016. >> well, i will only note bakari, we'll bring you into the conversation, that every time i've discussed the abc news/"washington post" poll numbers, i always note you should look at the average of all polling. and there have been other polls over the last few weeks that among other things show very clearly that support for the mueller investigation has gone up in a consistent, significant way over the last month or so. what does that tell you? >> well, i think for me, it gives some faith in the american people. it shows that the rule of law, not what donald trump ran on, not what attorney general sessions has been talking about in stump speeches and elsewhere, but the rule of law actually presides in this country, and people want to see mueller and his investigation play out. i do think, though, that senator mcconnell needs to make sure that he passes a piece of legislation that will protect mueller. but this is going to sound strange. i somewhat agree with caputo in