security aides. >> they know the bureaucratic in-fighting that's going on in washington. they know what people like pompeo stand for, what bolton stand for. i believe for kim jong-un, this is all about playing too-to-donald trump's vanity, conveying to him that you're the man. you can do the deal that nobody has been able to do before. >> and analysts believe kim's regime could be trying to manipulate trump's team in other ways. in its latest statement, the north koreans again slammed the u.s. for trying to bring them to their knees with sanctions. experts say that's likely kim's way of trying to pressure donald trump to lift some of the economic sanctions against north korea, because the north koreans know that china, russia and even south korea are getting less and less enthusiastic about enforcing those sanctions. wolf? >> brian todd reporting for us. thank you. president trump slams robert mueller ahead of his congressional testimony as democrats say those public hearings could change the