flynn go. and so i do think it is reasonable to assume that he's got some, you know, serious anxiety about what michael flynn could do to him. that said, you know, i don't pretend to have insight into those communications, and i think we're really just going to have to wait until those big redacted paragraphs in the flynn sentencing memo get replaced by something more tangible. >> phil, you've been covering this white house and this president as long as i have. you probably remember some of what the president has said about mike flynn. to help refresh our viewers' memories, here's a little bit of that, druonald trump over the years talking about this guy. >> did you direct mike flynn to discuss sanctions with the russian ambassador -- >> no, i didn't. >> -- prior to your inauguration? >> no, i didn't. >> did you fire him because information leaked out? >> i fired him because of what he said to mike pence, very