president spoke to his attorneys multiple times in response to press inquiries and questions about the process but never revealed any angst or anger. the president was focused on diplomatic preparations ahead of his trip to asia. he wanted the country to understand he s fully committed to continuing his course with the special counsel which is one of full cooperation. so that s just a sort of simple look at where the president stands right now. it s no surprise he d be watching tv and fuming certainly on the issue of russia. it was striking that the chief of staff was so open about the fact that it s been very distracting to the president and it s something they talk about each morning multiple times, stephanie. president trump, you said it, in his tweet, called george papadopoulos a liar. he lied to the fbi. that s how they got him to cooperate. i want to get my panel in here. nbc national political reporter john van allen, nbc legal analyst danny cevvalos.