bend to them and don't like the fact that donald trump is fulfilling the campaign promises, this is their opportunity to go after them. >> this is interesting that you're pinning your argument on the fact that it might be a holdover. it turned out not to be a holdover, it turned out to be a senior official appointed by the president. corey lewandowski, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> let's bring in our panel. we have former nixon white house counsel and cnn contributor john dean and cnn contributor david chalian. i think what flies with what you're saying to him that it may be a holdover is the passage "we want the administration to succeed and think many of the policies have already made america safer and more prosperous but we believe our first duty is to this country and the president continues to act in a manner that is did cemental to the health of our republic." john dean, what did you think when you read this op-ed? >> i thought it was a person not only trying to send a warning to donald trump, which that is