He also said that he had never considered resigning over the Iran affair.
One other phenomenon strikes an observer returning to the Iran affair.
Southern Air was not the only private company implicated in the Iran affair.
"What the lawyers are doing in the Iran affair is the same thing - just on an international scale."
He said, for example, that no other country was involved in the Iran affair.
But others said they still had many questions and considerable concern about the President's handling of the Iran affair.
But Democrats cite progress made before the Iran affair became public.
But no matter how fast he dances, the President almost certainly will have to answer questions about the Iran affair.
But he is not so sure that approach would work with the Iran affair.
"This did not happen in the Iran affair, and the President was poorly served."