authorized position to be in this role during this recount process. one other point, senator bill nelson has basically been in hiding for the past week. he has not made any public appearances since before the le election. he's not answered a single question from a reporter since this recount began. i was hopeful at this press conference in washington, d.c. that this would be an opportunity to get some answers from him about their legal strategy. is this about 2018, is it about 2020? is it beyond? there's some criticism for governor scott in this vein as well. he's done interviews with largely friendly outlets but he has answered questions, something bill nelson has not done at this point. there's been a lot of back and forth from both of these sides. to a large extent, it's very difficult to get specific answers to specific questions from either one of these candidates. >> you're right, not a lot new there. he has been sort of missing the last week. what about the broward county