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Investigation. and i think that's what you see coming through in some of the interview this week. >> matt miller, always good to have you with us. david ignatius, before we let you go, let's not forget that in the midst of all this this week, major developments in north korea. the fact that the cia director and the nominee to be secretary of state visited with the leader, kim jong-un, that the president has said again this week that he is prepared to meet with kim jong-un. and getting news yesterday from north korea that perhaps as part of any deal they would be willing to leave american troop...

Start with the stephanopoulos interview and go through. a lot of criticism, lots of obsession about what he did in the 2016 campaign naturally, then there is this focus on trump period which we are now really focused on because of the release of the memo. as we come to the end of comey week one, where does jim comey stand? >> well, look. the goal of this week nor jim comey was to sell books. he had no trouble putting himself in the headlines. i'm sure that's been very good for book sales. i'm sure his agent and his publisher are very happy about that. i think that's probably his number one goa...

>> it's hard to imagine you don't think the nation would be better off if hillary clinton had won. >> i don't think about it in those terms, though jake. we have the current president who was in my view legitimately elected. is he adhering to ours clearly first thing to do is not get numb to it. >> i respect that answer. i do not believe that annals. >> to me it's hedging and doesn't want to be a partisan and continue in the theme. trying to have credibility rehabilitation on this particular book tour but looking at the answer and hear about morally unfit and the stephanopoulos interview and h...

Investigation since he is mentioned in the steele dossier. >> cohen's name is in the steele dossier. the fbi is trying to verify whether or not parts of the -- the entire dossier is true or not. is he vulnerable in the russia investigation, michael cohen? >> that's not something i can answer. >> so again, not something he could answer. something he could have ruled f he wantedlaura's point of a witness, if this is james comey's case he would never want a witness writing a book and giving dozens of interviews an i have seen some of his friends say, well and they have a good point, he is smart, ...

Information over to the columbia law professor. he did give the information in a way that's -- >> for the seven memos jake said -- >> not given those. i draw the distinction to suggest that the nuance is very clear what he thinks mccabe did wrong versus himself and interesting, jake in your interview you talk about the idea of being a witness against mccabe going to that. he could be a witness if it comes to that in an obstruction case against the president of the united states and it didn't silence him and have that affect on muzzling him and i find it ironic in this case and perhaps mueller ...