aligned with the body of our intelligence reporting. were you aware of the confluence of what the russians were saying and what our own intelligence sources are saying? >> i believe i understand your question to be between the intelligence community sources and methods and open source reporting including those from russia, yes, i was aware of all those things coming together at the same time. >> do you have any reason to believe that the senate intelligence committee or the nsa or the cia or the fbi or the office of the division of intelligence are on some kind of a -- of an effort to discredit donald trump? >> the time is expired but you may answer the question. >> not at all. >> the gentlemen from ohio is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman.