wrote a memo about it and then he testified under oath to congress and said look, i view that as an order. as a direction to drop the investigation. and i did not comply. after that, james comey was fired. that is the essence of the obstruction of justice investigation that robert muler is pursuing against trump. in terms of his lawyer saying the president can't obstruct justice, there was a famous man who once said when the president does it, that means it's not illegal. his name was richard nixon. he said that after he resigned from office, having been presented with articles of impeachment alleging obstruction of justice, stephanie. >> i got to bring my panel in. it's a good one. there's a lot to unpack. nick ackerman, former watergate prosecutor. donna brazile, author of the new book, it's probably on your christmas list, hacks, the inside of the break-ins and breakdowns that put donald trump in the white house. and evan sigfried is a republican strategist and he bought me a bottle of wine today