write it down? or did all this stuff get written down anyway? why has mr. comey sat on it? was he using it for potential blackmail? rush limbaugh going down the conspiracy lane. that is an argument we ll hear more of. here are the two questions. what do the comey memos mean and where does the inquiry go now that it s run by a new special counsel, a man comey replaced on the job, robert mueller? let s put the politics aside and get real answers from two federal investigators. joining me now is retired atf agent in charge and former fbi agent leo tatio. leo, whether we spoke just a week ago on the point sound we were talking about whether there should be an independent special counsel which is a big point of debate. i just want to things have been moving so fast. here s what you said last
deputy attorney general. we ve had these special counsel before. you talked about fitzgerald. janet reno when she was attorney general appointed john danforth who was a former u.s. senator at the time to look into the whole thing of what happened in waco with fire at the branch davidian compound. so we have used these special counsel before in high profile moments when it would be a conflict. pete williams, nbc news. thank you, as always. appreciate it. you bet. joining me now leo tadeo, a former special agent in charge at the fbi of special operations and cyber. also back with me malcolm nance, author of the plot to hack america. it s not flattery to say that both you have gentlemen are perfect to give us some insights given everything today. leo, you heard pete break down how this works. the fbi line agents work in this case aren t going to change either way. but in your view, are there
i think you state it very well and fairly. i would add that if your role is representing the united states and not just the president who runs it, and you don t have the fax, you have an obligation to say when you don t know, rather than making things up or guessing. yes, and ari, i will say that s something i noticed them do more this week you. saw sarah say that once you. saw sean say that repeatedly on friday. i don t know the answer. i ll have to get back to you. or as we say when we text, idk. sometimes better than the alternative. i want to give a special thanks to francesca chamberers. pete williams is here on the point to talk about the issue so many people are asking about. how would you even name a special counsel. i ll also be joined by leo tatio. he is the man picked by james comey into a crime president obama deemed a top legal priority, cyberterror. when the chief executive of the united states raises
cyber on oh radiations for the fbi in new york leo tatio leads in financial and security attacks. it s a tough job. the odds are unfortunately in favor of the hacker at this point. we are trying to change that. reporter: 70 oh% of companies don t know they are being hacked, according to a reevent verizon survey. for many of the networks the breach goes undetected for months at a time. reporter: to keep up the federal government is expanding efforts. that means tapping agents like tadeo who who spent his career fighting organized crime, recruiting computer experts and building out the cyber forensics department for the fbi. we have to adapt. we have to constantly keep up with the threat. what you saw in the cart program is a significant investment in our oh forensic capabilities. reporter: we got a look at the computer mall sis response team, c.a.r.t. where agents