town hall is coming up. we have more on our breaking news right now. cnn s barbara starr is reporting the defense department s inspector general has begun an athletics investigation into whether patrick shanahan violated procedures while promoting boeing products while serving in his current role. he s a former executive who worked for the company before working for government. a spokesman says shanahan welcomes the review. joining me now is richard painter, the ethics lawyer for former president george bush. he s also with crew, citizens for ethics and responsibility. richard, can you just explain what exactly you believe that the acting defense secretary shanahan did here when it comes to his former employer? well, we re going to have to find out what he did. but he clearly should not be shilling for boeing products or saying bad things about the