>> i think it would give some comfort to the whistleblower that he has some legal basis, he's being compelled to testify. but it still creates the tension if there's some legal prohibition from sharing this information because it doesn't fit with that definition what a whistleblower may bring forward. then one of the -- what i would advice him to do if i were his lawyer is to go to a court and have a court rule. it's a face off. on the one hand, you're not supposed to disclose this information. on the other other you have a subpoena from congress that tells you to testify. i would turn it over to a judge and get a ruling on whether i should come forward, just a friendly ruling to bless it. >> in terms of the decisions that are being made by the chairman here, richy neal, congressman neal from the ways and means committee is obviously involved in his own court fight to try to get access from the president's tax returns. and that's caught up in the courts. is there any reason given that ongoing proceeding that he might not want subpoena the