>> that sentence that you pointed out, alisyn, legal adviser is a term, and the legal advisor is a high ranking person within the state department and that's a job that is always filled and so the fact that the acting legal adviser who is a high-ranking official initiated this process, you know, suggests that it is of some moment, but again, what it is, i -- i don't want to speculate. >> that's helpful context, thank you, jeffrey. >> can i also say it is the fact of his mission to congress that interests me also when in the state 24-hour period we learn that despite the efforts of mike pompeo, we're going to hear from kurt volker, the special adviser. >> did he try to block volker? >> i don't know that. he sent a blanket statement criticizing congress for getting these depositions or going after