make this stuff up. i think it's -- i have concerns about the fbi sh so that's why i believe we need a special prosecutor. but boy oh, boy, lawrence, more than ever, this senate investigation, which i've been frustrated sometimes at our pace. but it becomes more absolutely essential than ever. and we've got to keep it as much as possible bipartisan and we've got to follow the facts because this is now been elevated to a -- you picked the defcon level than it was. earlier in the day, as we heard, an update on this investigation and we had not actually director comey appearing before our committee on thursday. the questions and the tension level just builds. >> senator, do you have any suggestions to the white house about how to choose the next fbi director. would that be possibly something that should be a consensus pick, suggested by both parties in the