search of taxicabs, were unscathed on that point. they both said that they were, in fact, nonpartisan. and that they were there to serve the country. there was no evidence introduced that would suggest these are people that were out to somehow diminish or, you know, smear the president of the united states. in fact, they back dolomite both said that the policy prerogative belongs to the president exclusively. but it's up to the president to make the final call. in addition to that, i think the republicans made a big effort to say -- you saw this at the very beginning, in terms of the minority leader's statement -- to go after the press in a suggestion, "did other stomach either view lead to the press?" both indicated they did not. these are not people leaking to the press, they are not people who are never trumpers. these are not people of dual loyalties were stream loyalties. they are not out to smear.