about something. when -- in fact, you know, he's -- i have not so far seen any evidence of collusion between the president and russians. i haven't seen it. doesn't mean there isn't any. i haven't seen it. if the president asserts he's done nothing wrong, well, then, he should just be silent and let the special prosecutor go about his business and be prepared to -- >> do you think -- >> to talk about his innocence at the end of the process. >> you said the special counsel should be able to complete his investigation uninterrupted and unimpeded. at this point, given where we are, given what the president keeps saying, do you think legislation is necessary to protect the special counsel? >> well, i would support that legislation. i believe there is legislation in the senate, senator kuhns and tillis have legislation. i would support that legislation to protect the special prosecutor if necessary. and we may need to do it because of these most recent actions and statements. >> the firing of deputy fbi director, former fbi director andy mccabe 26 hours before he