in fact, she wrote a survival guide davis the election. it compares instincts to putin and offered rules like institutions will not save you. it took putin a year to take over the russian media and four years to dismantle its electoral system. the judiciary collapsed unnoticed. she also predicted trump's recent threats to press briefings. quote, the national press is likely to be among the first victims of trumpism. there is no law that requires the president to hold daily briefings. none that guarantees media access to the white house. masha gessen is the author of several books on russia, including the man without a face: the unlikely rise of vladimir putin. david corn joins our panel as well. and new to the conversation is luke deem bosque who served as deputy attorney general for national security and has a deep understanding of these issues. masha, how were you able to predict both the legal and media decisions that donald trump has now made in the past few weeks?