so nixon was prepared to use the machinery of the government. you heard him say, i am the president, the cia is not. joining me now is michael beslov who pointed out this episode from history today. you always bring the funk as they say, that's amazing. >> nixon is sort of spotted in history as the president who most warped the notion of the presidency. we now have a president who essentially kind of one up at him on the idea of saying i will have the attorney general of the united states declassify things and i will have him prosecute my political end. >> donald trump is taking richard nixon to the sixth