president trump today? the backdated statement notwithstanding, how much is this about changing the subject? how much of this is having power against his critics or some combination thereof? >> i think it's a lot of things. i think the backdating of that statement was important. i don't think it was backdated. i think this is when they started looking at this. i think because there tends to be a keystone cops a speck about how serious things are executeded by this administration, that is what went out initially because it wasn't even looked at. it was just fired off. the white house has been really shaken up by the omarosa book. they have seemed unable to get their hands around it. i think the president has been bested by his own tricks. he does not know what's on those ta tapes. being out of control is something that makes him feel very nervous and anxious and uncomfortable. i think some of these was turning around to look strong, as if you are punching someone else, and fine. but this was done with no process. i still can't get clarity from anyone i talked to about what