mueller fired. listen. >> i was never going to fire mueller. i never suggested firing mueller. >> that's not what he says. >> i don't care what he says. it doesn't matter. that was to show everyone what a good counsel he was. >> but why would don mcgahn -- why would he lie under oath? >> because he wanted to make himself look like a good lawyer, or -- or he believed it because i would constantly tell anybody that would listen including you, including the media, that robert mueller was conflicted. >> the question is do you believe the president not under oath or don mcgahn under oath and facing jail time for lying? in a separate interview just the last hour with the president's favorite morning show he defended his explosive remarks saying that he would accept foreign help in a u.s. election, information from a foreign government. cnn's joe surgeons has been watching all of this from the white house. i'm confused on what the president's position s he said