out to the press and you vet for me. a lot of times you do a very good job. not always. i think the -- if you look at it, if you take a look at it, the vetting process for the white house is very good. you're part of the process. i give out a name to the press and they vet for me. we save a lot of money that way. >> president trump says he has a short list of names that he's considering. ea he said he hopes to have an announcement as soon as monday. dni coats said he'll be leaving by august 15th. not a lot of time for the president to choose a successor and an acting director of national intelligence. he's not particularly interested in having sue gordon in the