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Counsel's investigation, time reporting that the russian ex-spy said go dig a ditch. i'm not going to speak to you. why would he not speak to the special counsel but he would speak to "time" magazine. >> many americans have resisted the subpoena power of the special counsel and the government. almost all have failed. but boykin may be in the smaller category that can successfully resist because u.s. courts generally have no subpoena power over a foreign national in a foreign country. maybe that's why he felt so emboldened to speak to reporters but tell the mueller team to go pound sand, go dig...

Bigger than that. the main thing about this is that it's just completely distracting from what government should be about. i mean, government should be about not just the next news cycle but planning for the future and trying to accomplish big things that individuals can't accomplish. we seem to be consumed with this stuff. my view of the person who wrote it, a lot of people have said they think it's cowardly. i don't think that. i think it's good to hear these voices. and others should come out. >> yamish, you spend all your time reporting on the white house. what is your latest view from the...

>> we wish him the best of luck. he has not been vetted. >> we have seen friends of the president try to communicate him through the media, through cable television. you know about the president's base and spent a lot of time reporting with them and on them. do you think he's right when he says you don't have a base? if he's not, do they support him in spite or because of the language, these tweets? >> i think they support him in spite and because of the comments. you know, my takeaway that i felt was really important in that interview was the notion that he has too many yes men around him. i ...

Hasn't done. they continue to stand up for north korea. but they're certainly furious about a test such as this. and unlike 2006, 2009 and 2013, the previous three nuclear tests when china was given a heads up by north korea, this time they were blindsided just like everybody else. very troubling for the leadership here wondering if they'll even be able to play their hand. >> very troubling indeed. will, you have personally spent a great deal of time reporting in north korea. what is your gut feeling tell you about north korea's alleged h-bomb test? >> reporter: during several visits last year...

It's often used, people say i don't like the tweets but it's really about something much bigger than that. the main thing about this is that it's just completely distracting from what government should be about. i mean, government should be about not just the next news cycle but planning for the future and trying to accomplish big things that individuals can't accomplish. we seem to be consumed with this stuff. my view of the person who wrote it, a lot of people have said they think it's cowardly. i don't think that. i think it's good to hear these voices. and others should come out. >> yamish...