Want to bring in Jon Karl our chiefhite house correspondent for more on the whites reonse. We saw kellyanne Conway in our ur. The white house respondin that way and the president silent since theiew. Eporter: But the white house is treating this,george, like an all-outmpaign. As the president did during the real campaign, he has branded Mey with a nickname. Alled him a slimeball. He's called him slippery and in lead-up to your interview, orge, the president tweeted about Comey, no fewer thane times including this tweet, slippery James Comey, a M who always ends up badly and of whack, he is notsmart. Will go down as theorst FBI director in history by far. D as in a real campaign, the republic natnal commiee I in on the act.there doingapid response to your interview and set up a website. Anti-comey website and right after the view the chairwoman of the RNC said James comeblour reaffirms that his true hher loyalty is to himself. E Ng worse that Mey's history of misconduct is his wlingness to say anything to sells. So, George, clearlysas struck a nerve. Yeah, Jon, that's the court of public opini en it'll be rober ler who decides who is ING the truth on some of these matters betames coand the president. Reporter: And, remember, Comey was essentially protege of Robert Eller. Very close to him. You've got to think that ine way Mueller and Comey look at these sues in very similar way. On Karl, ts very much. Ofrse, jamesomey will be here live tomorrow.