naming of this special counsel that is going to essentially have a dragnet and can poke into all sorts of things in terms of this administration and this president. and that is worrisome for a white house staff that has already been so beleaguered these past months. >> and that is part of the president's speech, complaining how badly he has been treated by the media, and here you go, the people who are going to put their lives on the front lines as well. now i want to bring in john dua dean, author of conservatives without conscience, archy cox. are you surprised to see a special counsel, and what does