security investigations, and that it should do that without reference to political favor. and this seems to be an idea that the president is not capable of getting his hands around and i think we should be candid that is what is going on here. >> benjamin wittes, msnbc legal analyst, i really appreciate you joining us, especially on short notice for this breaking news tonight. thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> i will just say, this is a dramatic report from axios.com. christopher wray reportedly threatening to resign if attorney general jeff sessions and the president were to prevail in pressuring andrew mccabe, the fbi deputy director, if they were able to prevail in pressuring him out of the organization. it had been reported towards the end of last year, that mccabe was, in fact, going to step down right around christmas time.