is a calming force in the white house. that's what bothers him about the rob porter saga. and with the information that came down about the russian indictments as maggie haberman of "the new york times" reported, he didn't hold onto what his own advisers told him when he saw it on television being portrayed differently. it aided him. this is a guy where his own lawyers have tried to belay hti desires where the people around him are constantly trying to soothe and keep from these sort of freak outs like the one we saw this weekend on twitter. >> and shannon, let's take the narrative further. it was notable when the mueller story came out the end of last week his initial reaction was i didn't do it, not i will protect you my fellow american citizens. is there anyone in your view based on reporting who is