assurance he would maintain the independence of the judiciary. >> if this person does not come forward, is it possible that whatever their motive is, that it has the reverse impact, that essentially this confirms for president trump, for some of his supporters, that there is something of a deep state, there are -- is this bureaucracy which is actively working to thwart some of his efforts? >> there's no predicting what donald trump's base may think about this official who say there's a two-track presidency, but the simple fact of the matter is that we are in the midst of a profound constitutional crisis, with the president, and unindicted co-conspirator. never before has the president been an unindicted co-conspirator under these circumstances in fact nominating a justice to the supreme court,