one of the reasons is because he likes that these people are temporary. he feels that he has more control over them. they don't know whether they're going to be around long or not. we have seen that over and over. and it, you know, sometimes he quickly announces someone, and sometimes he doesn't. >> and robert costa, back to the republicans, protests that they are losing again, the institutional memory of a multidecade career professional in sue gordon. that's regardless of how much support she could have had within the organization writ large to be the next dni. >> all eyes tonight on chairman burr and the senate intelligence committee. he and chairman schiff and the house democrat were encouraging the white house to stick with ms. gordon. she was a reliable set of hands to help guide this administration and this president, chairman burr issued a statement tonight saying he's supportive of admiral mcguire, he is keeping watch. will this be politicized, will