the fbi to open a counterintelligence investigation into a presidential candidate or a sitting president. but i can tell you, declining to do it would have been irresponsible and it ultimately would have been dangerous. you know, we in law enforcement, when i was a federal prosecutor, i had people attacking me all the time for prosecutorial decisions i made. and, you know, we can't decline to do the right thing for fear of reaction by the wrong people or by the complicit people. so i think the fbi did the right thing, the necessary thing, and you know what? let the criticism come. >> yep. that's an interesting point you make, glenn. i want to ask you about this, frank -- i want to ask david about this. the article's a remarkable read. it's full of detail. michael schmitt, one of the authors of it said they've really been working on if for a year and a half because they've had bits and pieces of this information for a year and a half. it says as the fbi officials