president bill clinton retained big name lawyers david kendall, bob bennett to represent him during the monica lewinsky affair. so presidents hire outside counsel. presents use outside lawyers when they've got scandals to deal with. usually high-profile lawyers at high-profile law firms. and those kinds of lawyers, those kinds of law firms usually line up to represent the president. no matters the scandal, it's representing the president of the united states. except when it comes to this president. president trump being rebuffed by big law firms is not only an anomaly when it comes to recent presidential history. it also raises this very practical, immediate question of whether or not he's going to have the best possible defense. i mean, following tonight's reporting, front page of the "washington post," looks like he might need it more than ever. is he going to get as good a defense as other presidents would get? hold that thought. there's an answer.