hancock, the health secretary at the time, asks for clarification what exactly the covid guidance was at the time the photograph was taken. he says he cannot think of rules that were broken other than the guidance to keep a metre or more away from others. referencing the press, he said the worst they could do is say they kissed before the legalised hugs. they discuss the workplace guidance a place at the time it said workers should maintain social distancing where ever possible. is advisor points out that it was possible, clearly, from the picture. in a separate exchange, mr hancock seeks advice from the former chancellor about a resignation video he plans to publish. mr osborne says it is good but suggests he probably should include an apology to his loved ones. he eventually resigned in the video posted on twitter. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made, then you have made, and those
that were broken other than the guidance to keep a metre or more away from others. referencing the press, he said the worst they could do is say they kissed before they legalised hugs. they discussed the workplace guidance a place at the time it said workers should maintain social distancing where ever possible. his advisor points out that it was possible, clearly, from the picture. in a separate exchange, mr hancock seeks advice from the former chancellor george 0sbourne about a resignation video he plans to publish. mr osborne says it is good but suggests he probably should include an apology to his loved ones. he eventually resigned in the video posted on twitter. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made, then you have made, and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them, and that s why i ve got to resign.
some of them may be classified, but you can imagine that this is going to be a subject of an investigation going forward, greta. ken, if you ll just stay with us. joining us now from the white house nbc s peter alexander. peter, what s going on there? reporter: the bottom line is i was just behind the scenes here at the white house speaking to senior white house officials about this and they are denying the version of events as described in this memo, confirmed by nbc news as first reported by the new york times. they did give us a statement that says in part that the president has never asked mr. comey or anyone else to end any investigation, including any investigation involving general flynn. they add that this is not a truthful or accurate portrayal of the conversation between the president and mr. comey. this advisor points to the fact that the acting fbi director andrew mccabe yes, please. can i interrupt you one second? adam schiff is making a statement about this. let