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Of the park service who, according to this article, made an assumption that that meant that they needed to crop those photographs so that they would focus on the areas of the national mall that were crowded that day or at least that had groups of people. the official, though, is acknowledging that at no point did the white house or president trump make a direct order to crop the photos. just that that is what they believed would likely satisfy president trump and other officials. so what this does, fred it really does paint a picture of that scramble that was happening behind the scenes. only ...

But that's not stopping the president from amping up the pressure. he's asked the attorney general jeff sessions to specifically investigate this and investigate "the new york times" in particular and try and force them to reveal who the author is. t"the times" hit back forcefull, saying they're not going to participate in an investigation of that sort. they wrote, quote, we're confident the department of justice understands the first amendment provides all american citizens, and that it would not -- or protects all american citizens, i should say, and it will not participate in such a blatant...

We can't assume that anything has been stolen. and it will be sorted out. the question is, in a deposition, which -- in a deposition, which has been ordered -- >> there's not going to be a deposition -- >> -- a fifth amendment right to block any -- >> richard, i'll say it again, but this time with more of a question mark. so they're looking out for his best interest? question mark. >> that's bs. they spent the money. it's gone. the money's gone. they're taking the fifth. there's a criminal investigation. there's a forensic audit taking place. they're going to get busted here. they better make ...

I found he's very good. very good for sleeping. >> cnn's ryan nobles join us now from the white house. so trump says, you know, the speech put him to sleep but we know there have been sleepless nights at the white house as a result of that "new york times" op-ed. so how is the white house going about trying to find out who penned it? >> well, fred, they haven't gotten every staffer at the white house yet and put them all in a room and have them all say not it yet. it hasn't gotten that bad yet for the white house. they certainly are very concerned about finding who is the author of this op-ed....

Period, both in person and around the globe. >> a point that of course we all know was false. two key things to mention, it is still unclear exactly what photographs were edited and if those were the ones that were actually put out there for the public. cnn has reached out to the white house for comment. we are still waiting to hear back, fredz fred. >> all right, polo sandoval, thank you. next, a homeless veteran is demanding to get the money that a couple raised for him. he never got most of it. now a legal battle is brewing. ♪ you said you're not like me, ♪ never drop to your knees,