help them. >> at the same time he made the point and he described everything that's been said about him as well so he's paying attention. he made the point that he's been trying not to read everything about himself. he said at one point i can't believe i'm able to do it, i'm surprised i've been able to tune some of this out. he found in office it's more difficult than it was in his private life, in which his media clips were his life. he has more responsibilities now. i think that's another one of the big themes here. he's trying to figure out how to fit the donald trump he knows and loves, this gut instinct person who has been very successful into the box of the presidency which has a different set of rule and restrictions. there's a real struggle going on right now. >> you reported in "the wall street journal," again fascinating details. you reported that the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein wanted the white house to correct the record on the comey firing. is that part of or the reason why the story changed from the white house?