but he really has his heart into it, he's working hard, he's learning the subject matter. and he's going to be issuing a statement, too, but he is a great guy. he started yesterday. he'll get his facts straight. he's a great guy. i will tell you this, i will tell you this, when rudy made the statement, rudy's great, but rudy had just started and he wasn't totally familiar with everything. >> and as the president said, rudy giuliani did release a statement this afternoon. here's part of it. the part about the campaign and the funds. he said, first, there is no campaign violation the payment was made to resolve a personal and false allegation in order to protect the president's family. it would not have been done in any event -- goof been done in any event, whether he was a candidate or not. second, my references to timing were not describing my understanding of the president's knowledge, but instead, my understanding of these matters. rudy giuliani in the same