resistance. >> we are nothing less than a can draw out the process and progressive answer to a deny democrats a narrative that can be useful to them transgressive president. politically. >> reporter: now entering and that is the entirety of the another battle with president trump as he fund raises in strategy at this point. newsom's back yard this week. it is delay and in a lot of a source telling cnn the trump administration will attempt to cases put road blocks in front pull the state waiver letting of these investigations. california develop its own >> corey said, yes, he's under emissions standards. no obligation to tell truth to the trump administration wants media. to roll back obama era rules. but he also said before that but newsom won't bend. he'll pretty much only tell the truth when under oath. he says he needs to be under >> check mate. we actually did something he oath to tell the truth. didn't see coming. right? we negotiated with private we know the trump administration is fighting not to put people industry and they agreed to under oath before congress tooth voluntary standards that went and nail. beyond what the trump so you have that contradiction there. the admission you're not going administration was demanding. to tell the truth, you have no and for trump it was a obligation to be candid is a stunning admission from someone realization he doesn't get everything he wants. >> reporter: this fight is so close to the president with familiar territory. implications that go way beyond under newsom's administration, that room yesterday on capitol california is now involved in hill, jeffrey. nearly 60 lawsuits against the >> well, and corey lewandowski trump white house jamming the crowbar in trump's agenda. is an all but declared senate. governor, are you able to