want to have to be subject to the whims of the white house staff and whether they'll put you in for a day pass. in fact, he tried to put in for one last week after the hard pass, permanent pass, was pulled. they wouldn't give it to him. you know, there's a real case to be made here. i mean, the 1st amendment, i get why people are upset at reporters who question the president sometimes in a way that might seem rude, but there's not a rudeness exception to the 1st amendment. and i think at this point, you know, you saw the white house shift its rationale today. it first said it was suspending his credential because he was placing his hands on an intern. now they dropped that, saying basically it was because he was trying to monopolize the questioning. if you don't want him to monopolize the questioning, don't call on him. they're the ones who called on him in the first place. we'll see where the lawsuit goes. it's got a lot of people watching it. >> a trio of mostly polite practitioners of the 1st amendment starting us off tonight. peter baker, nancy cook, jeremy peters, our thanks as always. really appreciate it. and coming up, if and when the president's legal team submits written answers to questions, will it really matter