spent most of the time with the senior leadership focused on the fact that it leaked. at one point, according to a source in the room, the white house strategic communication director mercedes interjected with a word of support for saddler. she said, quote, you can put this on the record. i stand with kelly sadler. >> you said there were five sources about this leak. how many people were in that room? >> oh, there's more than 20 in the room. so, it's a big meeting. it's communications and press team. >> okay. >> it's a large meeting, but, nonetheless, this is truly unheard of. you did not have this in the obama administration and you did not have this in the george w. bush administration. and this is not anne aberration th. >> reaction to sadler's remarks. let's go to jeff bennett. he's got more for us.