like the top diplomat in ukraine bill taylor and gordon sondland who resized his recollections to say there was a quid pro quo with the ukrainian president. but aides to the president still don't see a quid pro quo. >> that is the white house's position and i don't think that his latest revision has changed that. >> reporter: the white house is bring on new staffers to beef up the message despite stephanie grisham claim that mr. trump could handle that. >> he is the war room. the difference between clinton and nixon which is what people constantly compare us to, those two did something wrong and the president has done nothing wrong so at this time he feels confident with the people they have in place. >> reporter: now they are claiming the administration was too incoherent engage in a quid pro quo. >> what i could tell you about the trump policy toward the ukraine, it wassinco harnts. it depends on who you talk to. they seem to be incapable of forming a quid pro quo. so no, i friend the whole process to be a friend and i'm