the question is, is he really serious or simply blowing off steam or is this the beginning of trying to get the special counsel s investigation shut down? a calculation amongst some of the president s lawyers is that that would be a disaster. some of the president s friends that s his only choice at this point. michael schmidt of the new york times, thank you very much for the time. i want to bring in betsy wood rough with the daily beast. she was the first to report on president trump s personal lawyer, john dowd calling for the end of robert mueller rose probe. john hardwood is with us, editor at large of cnbc. betsy, trey gowdy had advice for the president s lawyer today. if you look at the jurisdiction for robert mueller, first and foremost, what did russia do to this country in 2016? that is supremely so important and it has nothing to do with collusion. to suggest must recall should shut down and all he s looking