think they realize that not only is the court of law where the decisions are going to matter, but also in the court of public opinion. sometimes, especially when you're the president, whose ultimate penalty would be impeachment, maybe it's even more important that you get your message out in the court of public opinion. >> daniel, you're the trump watcher here, and we come to you with the question of how much is all of this gumming up what would be the work of a fully functioning white house west wing and staff? >> you know, i don't think it does at this point. i think they're used to the circus. i don't know how well the staff functions at the best of times. so i wouldn't say they're functioning well at this point, but i think they're able to tune out the legal drama, unless the president is fuming about it. and just from the outside, doesn't seem like he's especially concerned about the stone matter, the michael cohen matter or something different. certainly the paul manafort matter he was concerned about.