in many different cases and cooperated hoping that there is trust and that they will not be outed. otherwise, we can't count on receiving information in the future. but, you know, the truth is, i've seen the documents. this president is for declassification. every time he tries to declassify something, it ends up backfiring. i'm more concerned about the precedent of a person being investigated, being able to order declassification selectively because he thinks it helps him. that's not how a rule of law country works. >> we know the president though said listen, this is all about transparency. fit was broader, would that work for you? if it wasn't as selective as you say it in your words? >> well, the problem with how he views transparency is i think he thinks an on going investigation should have the facts that came forward so far put out in the public. that is not how investigations work. you don't let subjects of investigations dictate the terms of investigations. now let me also just say, erica, the house intelligence committee