james comey, go easy on michael flynn. all of these revelations that we are hearing about now make his conversations with james comey, i think, that much more important. >> very interesting. manu raju, pamela brown, gloria borger, jim sciutto and you at home, thanks for joining us. much more on this breaking story after this quick break. i'll see you again at 4:00 p.m. eastern tomorrow on "the lead." thanks for watching.