firing comey it was the right thing to do and certainly has been justified in doing so. going back to the president frankly doesn't have to have a justification. he can hire and fire whoever he wants and he made the decision to fire james comey and that certainly is a decision he stands by and one that he feels very justified in since. >> reporter: is giuliani correct in saying he was fired in part because he wouldn't tell the president that he wasn't part of the investigation? >> i can't speak for mayor giuliani? i haven't talked to the president about that. >> reporter: did the president file a fraudulent personal financial disclosure last year when he filed a report that did not include a loan to michael cohen? >> i don't know. you would have to talk to the president's outside counsel. >> reporter: why are you talking about giuliani about the north korean prisoners given that he doesn't have a high-level clearance? >> i'm not aware they spoke about that. i don't know. >> reporter: was he aware that