to do what was described. >> he has the right, but is what he did right? what is the risk? sir? >> well, i was amused by, you know, her statement that the white house doesn't discuss security clearances. well, they sure discussed it a lot when they were threatening to take away clearances of certain critics. but she is right. the whole clearance process from identifying people that need access to background investigations, to adjudication, to granting a clearance, is a purely executive branch function. the president is head of the executive branch, does have the prerogative to grant a clearance or to take it away. >> right. >> in this case why this is bad should explain there are about 13 distinct attributes that are looked at in granting somebody a clearance. i really don't know what -- whether anomalies or questions