FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe stepped down this week. Vanity Fair's Chris Smith joins The Hive to discuss what this means for the Russia investigation and what might be going on in President Trump's mind. Smith says the departure on its own doesn't really have a lot of impact to the Mueller investigation, but if it starts a domino effect then it could be huge. He discusses the Trump administration's mission to undermine the credibility of the FBI and Mueller. Plus, Smith reacts to news that FBI Director Christopher Wray says the infamous Nunes "memo" is full of inaccuracies. He says he's heard the FBI director and very straight-forward and trustworthy.

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