watching "fox & friends." >> welcome. brian kilmeade off today. peter johnson, jr. is in and it's a perfect day to have a lawyer in the seat, isn't it? >> sure is. peter johnson, jr., always great to see you and thanks for starting your day with us here. we have a fox news alert for you. "fox & friends" confirming that bowe bergdahl has hired a civilian lawyer. we spoke to the lawyer earlier, declined to come on of the with you we found out information here. that they spoke as late as last week and that they actually met in person. that lawyer is eugene fidel and peter johnson, jr., we understand you have some interesting information. >> he's a coast guard veteran, but also a co-founder of something called the national institute of military justice. he's been active in preparing so-called amicus briefs to the united states supreme court. it's friend of the court brief. he's been a friend of the court with regard to the issue of enemy combatants.