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Credibility with this white house. olivia, what's the state of the white house's credibility? >> not great. the state of the union isn't great in that respect. they have a lot of problems and i think part of the problem is because they say so many inaccurate things on the record to us at briefings, it's much more easy for us to believe the leaks coming out on background. the white house doesn't really have a leg to stand on when they deny leaks on the record. >> that's interesting. i want to ask more about the leaks. one of the themes i have heard from conservative media outlets this week is a...

Spicer saying it was the biggest inauguration day crowd ever. from day one they started out misleading us and lying to us. now i think they are paying for it. in the fact that we are inclined to not believe them when they say a story is wrong or they give us their version of events. why would we? >> michael, go ahead. >> many of the inaccuracies are because the president tells people to say these things. they are not inaccuracies on the part of sean spicer. he was instructed to go out and say false things about the inaugural crowds. the communication shop was told the reason for the comey firi...

There is a weird dichotomy here. he's a gracious and charming host when you are in his company. very often he'll flip and, i think the last three or four times i talked to him he's put in a dig at some point about me as a reporter and the quality of my reporting, the quality of "time" magazine. but he's talking to me at the moment. i'm invited back. i think he thinks for the most part what i report is exactly what he's saying and is accurate. but it all comes back to the idea that he can't get a fair shake. what's fundamental to the president and is a motivating force that helps explain a lot ...

Challenge? i know kellyanne conway had a very uneven performance yesterday. anyone other than his press secretary defending this? >> we haven't seen this. kellyanne conway going on "anderson cooper" last night, she was not referencing the hillary clinton e-mails. she was referencing the last six weeks, james comey's relationship with the president, so they're not telling the same story over and over and this is adding to sort of that strife inside the white house. think about the markets. they're starting to pull away from president trump because his ability to get stuff done is not getting do...

Li lies? while sometimes i can be too honest, hillary clinton is the exact opposite. she never tells the truth. in ts journey i will never lie to you. >> then candidateontrump on the campaign trail back in august, promising to never lie to his supporters. now let's take a look at the cover of the new edition of "time" magazine, "is truth dead?" . michael sheerer recently interviewed the president. it is a fascinating interview capped by the president's remarkable assertion that, quote, i can't be doing so badly because i'm president and you're not, an assertion sheerer points out is indisputab...