branches of government have coordinated an attack on the independence of the fbi. in our history, we've had executive branches that have tried to undermine the fbi, generally secretly, not publicly the way that president trump has. and there have been times when congress has gone after the fbi and investigated it. but this is the first time that both branches have gone at it at the same time. so what we're watching now is a real test of the strength of that fine institution. i would also -- i'd like to point out that during the watergate era, president nixon did engage in selective declassification in order to defend himself. it was wrong then, and it's equally wrong now. there's a real problem for the fbi, let alone the democrats in congress. how does the fbi defend itself? the fisa application process is highly secret. this is the first time that the u.s. government has declassified it. the fbi can't fight back.