this was the original of many sins. once he did this, it set off a cascade effect that he couldn't have even predicted, he would announce and publicly narrate each additional step. >> i don't know, but to me, when i see the top domestic investigative agency gets a memo in march and doesn't do what the washington post, your colleagues did, pickup the phone and call people or investigate, instead they sit and chew on it and they reach a conclusion that it might be valid which turns out not to be true, doesn't that disturb you? >> it was striking reading the post article with the exception of loretta lynch, she received briefing. all these people who are allegedly huge players, the first person to catreach out to them. -- >> loretta lynch on the tarmac with bill clinton, she said i'll do a public one. i'll do one on the record. and then they didn't do that. >> who makes the decision within