they needk information? >> no, i think that's pretty overstated. also, anyone who spent any time in the intelligence community will tell you there's a lot of people working on any one issuew and there's a tremendous amount of institutional knowledge from people who aren't political appointees who stay in these agencies for decades and decades for their career. the notion you're going to have this t crisis situation where yu can't bring back a director to find something out is preposterous. you hear it described in a press report as a courtesy. that's why a lot of individuals hold their clearances. it's a different idea to have that courtesy when you're a person in private life versus someone who is clearly trading on that recent access, not just on media appearances. the whole thing about it being silenced is clean-out ridiculous. he's on tv practically every five minutes. you're seeing breennan and the anti-trump folks getting plenty of air time and additional play here. david, i understand there's a concern about political retaliation.