forcefully indicating what you have may not be true. in those instances, how does that affect what you publish? >> absolutely there are instances like that. i've been covering the justice department for nearly five years. and i've been a reporter for more than 30. and when you're working with officials, especially in the justice department or the fbi or various departments that we cover, you have a relationship with them. you come to them not on fishing expeditions. you come with them with a story you're about to run. and sometimes they will guide you and say i'm not sure that's right. or they'll say we have no problem with that. and there have been many instances where they'll give us comments and push back. very odd also that he talks about the country of origin. not really sure what he is talking thereby. >> are any of the stours washingt"washington post" uses e special prosecutor's investigation from another country? >> well, you know of course i would never answer that we never reveal our sources. we provide a lot of source