he would go after the post, which is owned by the founder of amazon, jeff bezos. this really goes to fears a lot of people have had for years that the president would try to seek his own form of vendetta against news organizations by using the instruments of pour and this new yorker article really reveals a side of that that perhaps the white house may not want to comment on. we're waiting to hear from the white house on this. they have not commented. >> we know you'll keep trying. thank you. joining us now, cnn's senior political analyst and former deputy assistant attorney general. we have a lot to cover so it's almost going to be b a lightning round. i want to warn you in advance. i want to start with this letter. it's one of the most recent things that came out. this letter asking specifically to speak with the translators knowing this they have reached out to the white house, haven't heard back. now going to secretary of state