and provide security. and it's clear that their conclusions, at least so far, have been correct. and we should respect the intelligence community and appreciate their work, recognizing that they're not always perfect. >> does it concern you that he continues to downplay the role of russia in the elections when -- does it concern you that he continues to downplay the role of russia in the elections? >> we'll see how he accepts this report from the intelligence that he's receiving, i think on friday -- tomorrow. >> and you were making the point that julian assange is not a credible source. why did you decide to do that in light of donald trump using, relying on julian assange as -- >> as i said in the hearing, mr. assange's name has been raised as some kind of a credible source of information, and the fact is that he is one of the