and other violations of law. and you and i have talked about the need for the fbi to be as independent and immune from political interference as possible. because i foresee a firestorm brewing that will threaten the fbi and i'm going to support you because i do believe you have the integrity based on your expertise. i'm trusting and i'm sure the rest of this body will trust you to take that most solemn and historically significant obligation as seriously as you do the crimes of perjury and obstruction of justice, those kinds of crimes betray the rule of law because they impede vigorous and independent investigation. and we count on you to protect the fbi, which is an institution