every single time. in this process i gave you the best information i had at the moment. i still don't think that it contradict sz the president's decision. you guys want to get lost in the process. >> i don't think asking you a question and getting an answer is getting lost in the process. >> and i'm answering those questions. it's very simple. the president decided to fire director comey. nobody else gets to make that decision. he made it. he stands by it. as do the rest of us. thank you. mike? >> two questions. following up on this. back in i think october of last year the former president was highly criticized by members of the fbi and others outside of the fbi for making comments on television that were sort of suggested that he had an opinion about how the hillary clinton e-mail case should and the charge was that he was interfering. he was putting his thumb on the scale of an on going active