and i think the power of narrative is what's becoming clear here, both as a legal matter and as a political matter. the idea of putting this altogether in ways we couldn't know, that the president spent time trying to slice and dice, mueller is working methodically with people who are cooperating who can corroborate each other in a way that would be a powerful narrative about what happened, why it might have happened, financial relationships or otherwise, and what was done as a result of the attempted interference by the president and those around him. things that we know about publically, firing jim comey because he didn't like the investigation, firing michael flynn for lying about contacts to the vice president. and the president saying, hey, go easy on michael flynn. all of these things become fodder. of course legally. but the political piece of it is where republicans and democrats reason capitol hill will get