addressed this matter extensively and the underlying -- >> have you asked the president that question? >> i haven't asked the president about that question. >> and does the president believe that stormy daniels has a right to speak on this issue or does he -- is he demanding that she remain silent? >> again, this is a private legal matter for which the president's attorney has spoken about. >> all right, so not to my knowledge, i haven't asked the question, so is this intentional that shah and perhaps sanders don't want to put themselves in a position where they know too much, but at some point, you know, the white house, someone has to respond because the questions are not going to end. >> the questions are not going to end and we saw sanders really not wanting to engage this last week. the reason that this is lasting longer than some others is because it hits a very -- it hits a lot of different fronts. first, you have this inner section of campaign finance laws and this payment. you have this idea of exposure