ambassador who replied he was incorrect and trump has been crystal clear and no quid pro quo of any kind. after that message they recommended they stop putting their conversations in writing. how s that? let s go quiet here. i was joined by a member of the house intelligence committee, thank you, congresswoman. heidi, an msnbc correspondent, joshu joshua. what is going on with the president of the united states basically saying oh, yeah, okay, i did it? i was trying to extort this guy for dirt on a political rival and i used my power as president to do it? and not just that, then turning around and publicly stating on the south lawn of the white house, hey, chinafurb you re listening we d like your help here too which reminded me so much of that moment in 2016