actively encouraging it to happen. >> we have a response from lanny davis, michael cohen's legal and communications adviser about this buzzfeed story. he says "out of respect for mr. mueller and mr. cohen declined to --" anthony, thank you for your reporting. anthony cormie frrks buzzfeed news. i want to bring in our leadoff panel. philip rucker for the "washington post." barbara mcquade. and emily jane fox, senior reporter for "vanity fair" who also is the author of "born trump: inside america's first family." we have exactly the right people to talk about this. first, i want to start you,