is -- >> if you are targeting the russia investigation, a name we've heard here already, dana bente, who has a spectacular reputation in the law enforcement in the community in the department of justice, who has been given extraordinary responsibilities by president trump in these first few months of his administration, and who headed the national security division, which is obviously a point of focus, and that appointment was just named as well, those would be the people where you would see -- >> so you don't think the firing of comey has any impact on a russia investigation? >> no. of course not. absolutely not. >> evan perez. >> i've got to say i think whether or not it's going to affect the investigation, there's career people, there's career agents at fbi, there are career people at the justice department that are actually running this investigation. >> right. >> the problem that is created by what happened tonight is the perception. and perception matters. >> that is not -- you're the first person to say that. everything i've been hearing is