refute allegations of collusion or to in any other way influence the direction of the investigation, that would be important evidence in terms of whether the president was trying to obstruct or impede, but i can't confirm or deny whether those reports are accurate. >> i want to clarify one thing, you say you've been in touch with comey about those memos, he testified he doesn't have those memo any longer, he gave them up to the fbi or others. are you talking to the fbi or the special council? are you talking to comey directly? >> you know, i don't want to get into the specifics, wolf, all i can say is that we are continuing to pursue, on takening copies. we will gain possession, we are talking to the appropriate parties and that's all i can say on this subject. >> thank you for joining us. >> thank you, wolf. more on the breaking news, president trump now admits he has no tapes of his talks with the fired fbi director james comey.