misunderstood the question. the real problem was he didn't back down. he didn't admit he'd gotten it wrong. it was a trick question because the man who asked the question knew exactly what the answer was and he was trying to get the director of national intelligence to say something that would make the newspapers. it was an unfair question.e >> tucker: are you spying on americans? that seems pretty straightforward. >> but he would've had to say, not surprisingly, i can't answer about what i'm doing here in open session. he provided plenty of information. in a closed session. i'm not here to defend what he said, i'm certainly not defending his insistence on doubling down on it. >> tucker: but as a reasonable person, you're confident in hiss good faith. >> yeah, i am. he's a career guy.h. he served many republican as well as democratic administrations. >> tucker: thanks for joining us. appreciate it.