know, it was one of these stories in another news environment would be huge page 1 news. the president of the united states is agreeing to answer questions under oath in a civil suit. >> it might get a shrug because of all the other things going on. legally i think it's really incredibly significant. there's been all this talk about whether a sitting president can be indicted. but we've had decisions now that a sitting president can be sued in a civil case. we had the clinton versus jones case way back in the federal context. in the zervos case now. a ruling that a case can go forward in a civil context. now we see the president actually answering questions. the judge ordersed him to sit for a deposition. this might be an effort, the agreement to answer the questions to circumventing sitting for the deposition. look, i've provided you with written answers. therefore you don't need my deposition. it's a much more controlled environment when you write the written answers. the lawyer can help you and help you draft it and avoid problems. >> the whole concern that keeps being articulated by everyone