parts of this case to various deputies and had them own it. he picked a very talented team. he had them own it. he got briefed accordingly. and made decisions and executed his vision. the fact that he wasn't down in the weeds or that he was seemingly struggling with certain facts, i think i attribute to the age factor and the stress factor. but it doesn't mean he wasn't in command of the team and the investigation. >> jeremy bash, i feel compelled always at this point to point out that robert mueller has a bullet wound from the north vietnamese and entered public service because he felt thankful for having survived vietnam after choosing to go to vietnam as a marine because he lost one of his good friends from school. that said, jeremy bash, back to the discussion in the hearing room. why didn't they try harder to sit down across from the president of the united states? >> and this is one substantive area where i just fundamentally