independence of the justice department. according to this statement. do you see it that way? >> i do not. senator leahy has been as much involved in the plit tiization of the removal of u.s. attorneys as schumer has. there is no basis to make that statement. again, without even knowing who's going to be the next u.s. attorney in that position. and how that office is going to function going forward. i tha that's a premature statement. >> alberto gonzales, thank you for joining us tonight. i appreciate it. former adviser to four u.s. presidents, david, you've worked in the white house. completely normal as we've been discussing for a new president to come in and want a new team of u.s. attorneys. but the way this was handled has given a lot of people pause. >> it should. it should. there's no question.