but 28 minutes after the letter of resignation was delivered, the president tweeted that bolton didn't quit. he was fired, quote: i asked john for his resignation, which was given to me this morning. but, in a message to fox news bolton immediately fired back saying there was no request for resignation. a person close to john bolton wouldn't comment on the was he fired or wasn't he controversy but that person did sneak in the last word saying that since bolton has been national security advisor, there have been no bad deals on iran, north korea, russia, and syria. the standoff on who fired who goes on. tucker? >> tucker: trace gallagher. thanks for that. well, some years ago cnn hired former obama official jim sciutto and he has been delivering for them ever since. on monday sciutto appeared with what sounded like a blockbuster story. here's what it was. the cia had been forced to spirit an agent out of