that would incriminate the president. and so as trey gowdy, who had seen this several months ago, it's the best exhibit "a" defense of president trump. >> hmm. not sure about that. because like the nunez memo, this latest gambit by the president's allies has backfired in a spectacular fashion. the memos, if anything, bolster the credibility of comey's account, showing that his story about his interactions with the president has been remarkably consistent. the demand for loyalty, the urging to let michael flynn go, the pressure on comey to publicly clear the president in the russia probe. the memos also provide a new window on the president's bizarre and perplexing relationship to vladimir putin. and on his utter fixation with the most salacious claim in the steele dossier, you know the one i'm talking about. according to comey recalling his private dinner with the president on january 27th, 2017, the president said flynn had just informed him about the call from putin while british prime minister theresa may was