>> no, it wouldn't come to the president. and as you were probably going in this direction. the fbi is 35,000 plus strong. one of the strengths of the fbi is that its political layer is so remarkably thin. by that i mean how many of those 35,000 employees are political appointees. the answer is only one. every other man and woman is a career civil servient. so it's -- >> will you describe for our audience your role that fbi in the past. >> i had the privilege off working for two directors. bob mueller as counsel to director and from 19 -- 2013 to 2015. i'm not that old. i worked for jim comey as chief of staff. they're extraordinary. i can't prove to you here that the fbi is not in tatters. i can tell you they're not. i know they're not. but to barb's point i have a