is the president of the united states or anyone else, and if the facts are there, they're going to open up an investigation. that's to take away from the reporting. >> that's among the moments that had many aghast when the words were uttered. listen. >> russia, if you're listening, i hope you're able to find the 30,000 e-mails that are missing. >> at first, you know, while there were all of these other threads, the times said the fbi held off on opening an investigation into the president in part because they were uncertain how to proceed with the inquiry because it is a sensitive matter, because of the magnitude. so then james, what would be the tipping point when there's that reticence for the fbi collectively and then there's a decision that we have a lot of material here that we've got to follow-up on. >> sure. fred, you listen to those remarks from the president on