ago so here is that audio. >> now, and with that, let's get into some questions. john. >> the president this morning in an interview with "fox & friends" seemed to indicate that he thinks the special counsel may have some conflict of interest, one being his friendship with comey, another being the fact that a lot of the people that he's hiring, bringing on, special counsel's office, were either hillary clinton supporters and the president said some of them had even worked for hillary clinton. does he -- is he still ruling out firing this special counsel? >> nothing's changed on that. in terms of his position on -- >> and his position is? >> that while he retains the authority and i believe steve and i had a healthy exchange, but that he has no intention of doing that. >> does he -- he seemed to suggest this morning there might be a circumstance under which mueller should take himself out. >> i don't -- yeah, that's one, obvious looer obviously, i would refer to mark in terms of the...