action. breaking reporter for the washington examiner, melissa quinn. great to have you on this thursday morning. get you response to all of this legal posturing if you will by the trump team in premp ratiparn the event flynn points the finger at trump or top senior aides. how have republicans responded instead general. >> they certainly seem to be trying to discredit mueller and also seem to be trying to poke holes in the team he has assembled of prosecutors. obviously francis rooney came back on monday. he raised a lot of eyebrows when he said there should be a purge at the fbi. this sort of perceived bias within the ranks is something we've seen congressman jim jordan really hold onto. this sort of seems to raise oolts a lot of concerns for democrats and congress that are worried