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First lady. she has work to do in terms of increasing the favorability. >> can i say something about, yes, we are fine? i just think that is an incredible answer. >> yeah. >> i mean she was there. her husband has been accused of multiple infidelities, sexual assault. >> right. >> everything else. and she goes, yes, we are fine. that's not an answer. that's a brush-off. that's sort of, do you love your husband? yes, we're fine, we're fine. that's very telling to me. and i think she -- it was her way of kind of brushing it aside, right. >> i will say that they do communicate quite a bit. even on...

Was always at a higher poll number than donald trump is. so it's not necessarily a direct comparison. >> it was 67% the week he was impeached. the poll number we were acutely aware of in a white house that was never impeached. you are one of the best of the best that covers that white house. this dynamic is playing into the search for new general counsel. the current white house counsel don mcgahn expected to depart after the kavanaugh hearings, if he is confirmed. and emmitt flood is known as being expert in these political knife fights over executive privilege and protecting white house secr...

Precedent to indicate that a president because of the dignity of the office could avoid a subpoena. his response was that that argument is weak. he made the case that a president would have to go before a grand jury if subpoenaed though did he argue that a president should not be indicted and if necessary a president could make the case that they have executive privilege over certain kinds of communication. you can bet that his position on that will be discussed during his hearings beginning on tuesday. anna? >> boris sanchez, at the white house, thank you my friend. joining us now, cnn senior...

President trump blasting the russia probe, nothing new to that, he is stepping up his attacks to a new level as a new poll number suggests his words may not be working. our jeff zell my explains. >> reporter: president trump flashing a thumbs up but giving no answer today on why he's offering his favorite punching bag attorney general jeff sessions a bit of a reprieve, consumed with anger over the russia investigation the president berated, badgered and all but black listed the tomorrow. in an interview with bloomberg news he says session's job is safe, at least to the mid-term elections. afte...

>> if the democrats take over the house, his aides have warned him this will be one investigation after another and grind his government to a halt. so i think it's some combination therein. the michael cohen guilty plea is the biggest one. >> there's a new poll number which may contribute to that anxiety or sense of being cornered. the "washington post" and abc news asked people do you think congress should or should not begin impeachment proceedings? 49% of this poll said congress should begin impeachment proceedings. 46% say no. that's a plurality. now, i don't mean to suggest this is what's...