mistake, but that did not go over too well: >> you're sending -- >> listen, you're -- he he made a mistake and you can't admit it. >> no, i'm acknowledging -- you're shareing in the righteous indig nation here. >> i'm just noting your -- >> the president did not -- in answer to a question, very relatively briefly, and in the context of this case, made the statement that there is no judicial precedent, that there is a long standing judicial precedent which would argue that the court should not overturn this law. >> reporter: carney mentioned a precedent and in attorney general's letter, he makes clear the d ofpl j has not and will not ask the court to reconsider or limit any long standing precedent when it comes to judicial review of the constitutionality of a federal law. jon: so the battle goes on. peter doocy in washington, peter, thank you. jenna: well, right now the