former fbi director james comey were released. late friday night the president tweeted this. james comey illegally leaked classified documents to the press in order to generate a special counsel. therefore, the special counsel was established based on an illegal act? does everybody know what that means? cnn has learned the justice department's internal watchdog is looking into comey's handling of those memos. the inspector general's office wants to know if any classified information was improperly shared. a number of people have already been interviewed. let's talk more about many of these developments with leslie, associate professor of international relations at the university of london who is frequently on our program. thanks for being with us and good morning. many tracks to cover here regarding the mueller investigation. it has tentacles wide ranging and the side shows associated with it. james comey first up. the fired fbi director is hitting the talk show circuit. giving interviews. his book is out.