to know from him or about him. we don't know what he's trying to offer. it seems like a way for him and attorney to get out ahead of it. but it just seems like both committees, schiff and -- that they're right. >> joan, finish your thought and then michael after that. >> you know, i have a somewhat different perspective here whichcy want to know what they're waiting for. you know, here we are several months into this at this point. we haven't seen a single subpoena from the senate committee which is going to be an issue. are the republicans going to go along with subpoenas? we have no fact witnesses who have been notified for testimony yet. and, you know, i don't know what they think they're going to get by methodically going through and getting security clearance forms and other materials. i mean, i think the bar here is, you know, people -- there's a