have discussed those cases with anyone in the white house including the president of the united states? >> my recollection is i have not -- >> you don't recall for sure? >> let me move on. >> i don't recall whether that was related to me. >> i don't recall any discussion. i don't recall that phrase and what context. >> i don't recall that i don't remember that. not that i recall. >> i can't actually remember how it came up but someone mentioned it. >> the former attorney general also told politico quote he was not aware of who we were looking at in any of the cases and also that he quote never discussed the lead cases with trump and didn't really ask me any of the specifics. again, he didn't have to. the boss was shouting it from the rafters. we mentioned the new reporting on this tonight. cnn evan perez joins us with that. what more are we learning about