politicizing in d.c. and so forth and he's getting people dead set against him. but overall inc. he's doing an okay job. i think he's getting a bum rap. >> reporter: you don't think the media is giving him a fair take? >> i really don't. i really don't. >> reporter: how close have you been following this last week where it seems every day there's another big story, big leak about something russia or fbi-related? >> i mean, i've been following it. and i think, you know, there might be something to it. i think the russia thing there probably isn't anything to. >> reporter: last night the doj said they're going to appoint a special counsel to take over the russia investigation. >> right. >> reporter: what do you make of that? >> i think this is just part of the witch hunt. >> i think it's a witch hunt. i think there may have been communication with russia. that is totally different from collaborating with russia. i mean, we need to communicate with the other countries, but i do not think he is collaborating