this now. if in fact it occurred the way the inspector general says it took place, which mr. mccabe i understand disputes, but insofar as he, a, authorized members of the fbi to speak to the "wall street journal," then, b, if he were untruthful about it under oath for which of those does he face more exposure? >> it's the alleged false statement. as you know, there is a great deal of background discussion that occurs with reporters from the fbi and the doj. it is always the misrepresentation. keep in mind with michael flynn, his meeting with the russians wasn't in any way illegal or unprecedented. it was failing to tell them about sanctions being discussed at the meeting that led to his charge. but this could easily spin further out of control. there was one line in mccabe's statement last night that i immediately flagged because he said that he had authority to do this and he conferred with the