president about that is not an appropriate request or tell the white house counsel that is not an appropriate request, someone needs to tell the president he can't do these things? >> i didn't, no. >> why? >> i think the circumstances were such i was a bit stunned and didn't have the presence of mind. i don't want to make it sound like i'm captain courageous. i don't know if i would have said sir, that's wrong. i don't know whether i would have. in the moment it didn't come to my mind. what came to my mind is be careful what you say and so i said i agree flynn is a good guy. >> shannon: joining me now for more on what we found on yesterday and the fallout now david bossie president trump's former campaign manager. so we played that exchange with senator rubio. it wasn't just republicans. there were democrats as well who pushed the former f.b.i. director saying there are a lot of times it seems you were weak in the knees when there are times you could have stood up