trump's personal attorney michael cohen confirms to nbc news he'll appear before the senate intelligence committee on tuesday. the russia investigations in both the senate and house have been intensifying this month. let's bring in jess mcintosh an adviser on hillary clinton's 2016 campaign. she's now the executive director of share blue. and nbc political analyst rick tyler. great to have you both with us. rick, let me begin with you if i may. days ago there was a profile of cohen in "vanity fair," i'm the guy who protects the president and the family i'm the guy who would take a bullet for the president. that was in response to cohen's claim that steve bannon accused him of leaking during the campaign. but i'm curious to get your thoughts. does that mindset affect how candid he will be with congress? can his testimony be trusted on tuesday? >> well, look, he knows that it's illegal to lie to congress so i expect him to tell the