had substantively with his firing was that it happened before the full inspector general's report was released. that was the concern. honestly, there's a lot of criticism of mccabe from within the bureau. if you talk to retired agents, you'll hear a lot of criticism the way he handled this. mccabe is definitely viewed as no angel in many corners. that said you can't separate his firing from the way the president talked about him before and after his firing. and one question i think that comey has to be asked as he's doing this block buster media tour this week, what does he think of mccabe? does he think mccabe deserved to be fired on the merits? does he think mccabe lied to him? that is an important question i hope somebody brings up with comey. >> joyce, let me get your voice on this question. >> so, i don't think i would take issue with the substance of an inspector general's report. someone is always unhappy with the inspector general investigates and reaches a finding. but one of the things that doj employees accept is that the i.g. has that ability to investigate. the problem here is really this