whether or not he's used state department briefing booklets and information, and you know, theeth what's been provided to him. did he consult that before he had the phone call? >> he has access to those. he has access to -- >> does he use it though? >> of course he uses it. he reads everything. he's the busiest guy on the planet. pretty much has been for a while. >> does the president elect not have to adhere to certain protocols? is it because he's not been sworn in, he can do what he wants to do? >> it was interesting china's response was they lodged their complaint through the quote, unquote relevant office. meaning the actual ones in power and the ones that knew they were talking about. it was a backhanded insult to donald trump. i guess the question is what we don't know the answer to, did he