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Kind of shocked to find there is a system here he doesn't understand. he never had the curiosity to learn about, and now he is supposed to be on top of this system, but the system is actually hedging him in at every step. and he seems to be increasingly panicky. i found myself wondering all day today, we're all talking about comey and obstruction of justice. but underneath that there is this investigation, as ana marie cox said, the duck that is swimming along. you've got to wonder what's out there that has trump so scared. what is it that he knows that he can't tell the american people about ...

Republicans have stepped forward to in any way defend donald trump. that more stepped forward to say, there are things about james comey i don't like. >> right. >> even they did not say i don't belief james comey. >> they start from the premise that comey is telling the truth even if they criticize him or even as they suggest, i thing one of the strangest things, too, is comey should have been the one to instruct the president in how this -- these things work. you know, paul ryan is going to say, he's just new at this. so how could we expect him to know how -- our laws and our system of govern...

We're joined now by thomas rick, contributing editor at foreign policy magazine and author of the new book "churchill & orwell: the fight for freedom." you are also the author of a piece toward the end of last year asking did i help create a monster, and you were with that monster on the day that he was fired in the white house. tell us about your history with michael flynn and how you helped bring m thkif attention at actually pushed him up the ladder. >> let me be clear. i don't think general flynn is actually a monster. i think he is a rather naive guy, not really educated in the ways of wa...

That he has done in the past. i think we need probably to see his income taxes before we do anything else. >> it's going to be a long road to get to that. thomas ricks, thank you very much for joining us tonight. really appreciate it. >> you're welcome. coming up, when the president says 100%, how many percent does he really mean? the answer is usually zero. i no longer live with the uncertainties of hep c.

I don't believe james kemme. >> they start from the premise that comey is telling the truth even if they criticize him. even if they suggest -- i think one of the strangest things, too, kemme should have been the one to instruct the president in how these things work. paul ryan is going to say well he's just new at this. how can we expect him to know our laws and our system of government. they are continually enabling him. i was watching you with tom ricks. i love tom ricks. and i was excited when he said he was on the missic. he made good point about checks and balances but the most important...