>> jeanine: it allows you to look back at things. >> yes, exactly, that you're looking at a political maneuver that in fact gives credence to president trump's criticisms and concerns, and that of course now that he was perfectly correct in firing him as well. >> jeanine: all right. matt, let me ask you this, you know, mueller is a buddy of jim comey's, and mueller's investigation centers on a truth-telling contest between comey and the president of the united states. given the fact they're pals dating back to the john ashcroft hospital days, and what we're learning about comey that it's possible he perjured himself in front of congress by lying under oath saying he didn't make a decision until after the investigation, doesn't this shed a whole cloud now on mueller's investigation? >> yeah, i definitely think -- there's so many questions on other side. we've spent all this time with