i want to go back to frank montoya on this. frank, growing up as a kid in the united states, i learned about davie crockett and the alamo. as the mexicans were coming and outnumbered, they fell back, like the last part of the old mission they could defend. i get the last part of the mission that the republicans can defend right now is, okay, mueller has probably got the stuff, he's probably going to nail the president, so our last thing is don't believe him. even if he gets the stuff, don't act, don't have the judiciary committee take up the issue. the last is rejection. that's what i sense is coming. your thoughts. >> i think it's ironic in fact in how they're trying to make these arguments. first they compare us to the nazis and then to the kgb coming in the dark of night. if that's in reference to the manafort search, that was an authorized warrant signed by a federal district court judge. so it is absolutely -- i think the last refuge of a bunch of cowards in the way that they are attacking a guy who his entire public life

eli stokols, and former special agent frank montoya. listening to this alarm bell from all of these right wingers and commentators and right-wing commentators, you would think they're ready for a military koour. we have to disgrace, like the greek generals or somewhere in argentina. we have to disgrace the entire u.s. justice system to justify overthrowing it. what's coming here? >> you know, that "washington post" story said that two of donald trump's favorite world leaders are erdogan of turkey and vladimir putin. it seems donald trump has the tools of authoritarianism down. he that the dance of authoritarianism down to a science. step one, claim the investigation of you is a fraud. being conducted by enemies of the state. step two, get your state-run media, your affinity media to echo that into your base and whip them up into a frenzy against those investigating you. step three, get the state party, in this case the republican party, to echo that from the seat of government and say, wait a minute. the people investigating the preside