statement once and it could be a mistake and it's not criminal. but if you keep repeating them, it becomes an attempt to obstruct justice, to interfere with the investigation and that could make it an actual crime in and of itself. >> ashley, you get the last word. a man, a topic you wrote about already this week, and that's steve bannon. where did opinion fall in the west wing as to whether or not his "60 minutes" appearance net/net was a good thing or bad thing for this president, this administration? >> so like all things in the west wing, opinion was very mixed. some people just sort of hated even the mere fact of it, want him to go away and think it's disingenuous to be criticizing the fake news and appear on the real news of "60 minutes." the only person whose opinion who really mattered is president trump's. on the whole, with very notable exceptions, the president liked it. thought bannon gave a forceful