employment at the white house, occurred as a consultant. and so whatever he did, as long as he did it in compliance with the law, as every one of us as a citizen has the right to do, that's up to him as an individual and comply with the law. >> why wasn't he more closely vetted during the transition period? >> well, again, you fill out forms. >> i feel like the white house and trump transition team should have known about him before they were having him come to the white house? had. >> again, you fill out the form. you did an investigation. you do a background collection. every employee gets that background check done and they have a security clearance and fill it out. that's how everyone operates under the same guise. >> i have two questions but i want to follow up on that. you are saying it is a problem with the process of vetting, it is a vet being process and not your -- >> i'm not saying it is a process of vetting. i'm saying every single person who comes to work here at a certain level is required to fill out the background check and that's youadjudicated. you rely on that person when