of questions. >> so that just sets the table for you on a wednesday night. and with that, let's bring in the members of our leadoff panel. nicole wallace is here with us, veteran of the bush white house and host of "deadline white house" at 4:00 p.m. eastern time here on this very network and in this very studio. plus two pulitzer prize-winning reporters, matt apuzzo and phil rucker, the white house bureau chief for "the washington post." welcome to you all. we'll get through it. nicole, there is one of paul newman's better performances is in a movie called "the verdict." and he snaps at the great irish judge played by milo o'shea and says, your honor, if you're going to try my case for me, try not to lose it. >> what a perfect place to start. >> it struck me on day one of the new white house counsel, he perhaps was watching fox tonight when donald trump's other lawyer rudy giuliani may have given away the store on this ones a pebt.