counsel robert mueller. he has said no we saw months ago how he called him an honorable man and yet in the context of this interview, it was striking that he said he thought he would be treated fairly when we had seen allies of the president and to a great degree the president. talking about the russian investigation in very derogatory terms, repeatedly saying in that interview, there was no collusion between his campaign and russia at a time when we don t really know the timing. there have been advisers to the president who thought it would wind down towards the end of this year. there are also signs that robert mueller and his team are not yet finished. there will be more to look into in 2018 there all right. kelly, traveling with the president, thank you. joining me now nbc news reporter eugene scott, thank you for joining us. let s start with the president s interview, alex, there anything in there that surprised you? reporter: well, there is always something surprising when this