quickly than we thought because it's not for another week or so that the inspector general for the intelligence agencies begins the formal notification saying that we have a referral. we want you to investigate. >> do we know how much the intelligence agency or the justice department told the white house about this whistleblower complaint? >> we know they were notified that it had to do with the phone call because the justice department sends lawyers over to the white house to review the transcript of the president's phone call. we know that happens in the day said right after they learn about this. the lawyers come back to the justice department and notify other officials. we have been told previously by justice officials that attorney general bill barr gave knowledge of this much later and learned his name was mentioned by the president in this phone call. of course, then, once the formal referral comes in from the inspector general, everything sets off then. the criminal division begins