they haven't fully vetted these officials. i think that was a clear case in the case of the secretary of defense even though patrick shanahan had been confirmed for a previous administration post, the white house clearly didn't know about this new information that would make it more difficult for him to get confirmed as zesecretary of defense. so president trump says this is about giving him more flexibili flexibility, but it is clear that the acting officials can't be in the roles permanently but they are also hamstrung to make long term decisions. and that is why the good government groups raise alarm about this kind of trend because it really makes these positions a little bit less cape abable o doing the long term planning that they need to do make the best decisions. >> and it is really important especially that thinks right now given what is going on with iran. abby, thank you. >> we're already a nation at war in iraq and afghanistan. still to come, an independent investigation finds that the murder of "washington