peeing on each other in moscow in 2013. it s possible, but i don t know. we got you be pleasant opinions of the president by james comey. but in terms of hard facts, people are talking about bombshells and there are none. what surprises me is how bitchy the book is. james comey is a liar and cnn are a bunch of perverts. that s the bombshell. howie: do you see any bombshells in this book? and by hitting back and calling comey a slime ball did he help comey sell 100,000 copies on amazon? gillian: probably. but in terms of the american people and democracy, the understanding i have is that
i have a much more effective relationship by having personal dialogues than wailing on him on tv. i don t see how that gets things done. howie: he s getting it from all the sides. conservative commentators say he wasn t fully on board with the trump agenda, and commentators say he enabled trump. mara: it will take time before we decide what his legacy is. he was a reluctant speaker. it was widely thought he would step down after november. he says it s unfair for him to run for reelection because he s going to quit. howie: many in the media, print, web, television, say it s a done deal, democrats are going to
she still blames comey in part for her loss. he s saying politics sort of influenced my decision. adrienne: this is the biggest bombshell. the fact he s admitting what so many thought in the media. there was so much bias into the primary and general that hillary clinton would be the winner the election. the reason he reopened the investigation and went public with it because he thought she was going to win and he wanted to get that out there before she became president of the united states. howie: one more break here ahead. corey lewandowski is object deck. but is on deck. the new york times says trump is more mor worried about more worry about the investigation of michael cohen.
track cal and practical matter. the networks were on lockdown waiting for something to happen. howie: that sounds like start the show. gillian: that s my cynical answer. guy: it could be they are holding the president to his own timeline. he hinted it would be very soon and it wasn t. howie: let s get to msnbc s coverage. moments after the president addressed the nation, here is what rachel maddow had to say. there are national security consequences to having a presidency that is as chaotic as mr. trump s presidency, consume bid scandal and criminal
adrienne: he s making veiled threats constantly. howie: he spoke by the after the cohen raid. he said people told me i should fire mueller. adrienne: going back to guy point, i think it s fair the way the media is covering this. the media covers the tweets. howie: the scooter libby pardon. president trump pardoning a former cheney aide. he s convicted of lying. characteristics a operative valerie plame, her name being made public. speculation to be sure. guy: totally speculative.