joining me, cnn national security's -- i want to talk about the russian hacking brief being delayed. he puts quotes around the word intelligence and hacking. is he setting himself up for a difficult relationship with the intelligence community, and is that a bad thing? or is that maybe a wise thing? >> well, i'd be a little cautious how you do it. if he's pushing the intelligence community on its analytical products and what they're finding and what they're recommending, i think that's perfectly okay. where it gets a little dicey is if you're attacking the integrity of the officers who are out risking their lives right now trying to get information, that will backlash in a way that i don't think they'll anticipate. i hope they're not getting there, i hope that's not what this is. if he wants to s ts to challeng