i'm not suggesting that. but in terms of the strands of this, in terms of the shadow that this will cast on the trump presidency, it is very much like waterigate, which was about the 1972 election and then the next three years until nixon's resignation, were all dominated by that. >> to be clear, this is not right now at least, this is not a partisan issue. you have the senior senator from south carolina, lindsey graham, the senior senator from arizona, john mccain, other prominent republicans as well saying there may be more to this than meets the eye. let's pivot. i want to talk about the news conference. we were supposed to hear from him today about his business entanglements, if you will. that did not happen. peter alexander reporting it's because aait's so complex, they need time to figure it out. here's what kellyanne conway said about it on "morning joe." >> getting this right before you announce it is what's important. that's what i have been told by the legal experts and protocol experts, to make sure the structure put in place shows the