that was always the risk. and i think we may have to watch the consequences play out here. >> kelly o'donnell covers capitol hill, standing by with more information. i'm sure you just heard howard's analysis there. >> reporter: it prompted some thoughts. when howard talks about names being floated to reassure, where we are with forming a trump administration be a couple of different things. there's the work happening behind the scenes with a transition team that has like a couple -- about 100 people working for it and has been based here in washington, d.c., the clinton team had one as well. then there's the political world where friends of the trump campaign would obviously be in the conversation. and then there's the strategic floating of names. earlier stephen hadley, former security adviser to president bush was named because, in part, he was in the never trump movement. and is widely respected for his knowledge of the world.