when you look at these specific questions about outreach by the campaign to russia, aren't these questions about collusion? >> once again, i'm not going to get into a back and forth about questions leaked or anything having to do with the special counsel and i would refer you to the president's attorney. >> with the exception a swipe at schiff. the white house passes the buck. while the president says the buck doesn't even exist. keeping them honest, the buck may not stop there. >> the president didn't wait long to weigh in on these possible mueller questions. >> reporter: while the president tweeted about these things this morning, he did not answer the question. i was in the oval office with him earlier today and asked him if he wanted to comment on these questions. and he declined to do so. it appears that be the white house and the president prefer