a reason you can't do it, and that's to keep america safe and ensure foreign powers aren't using these recording devices and hacking in to gain access to classified information. >> you know, part of this as we look at it, there's the legal issues that general kelly in the recording is alluding to, right? and number two, what you're bringing, she bringing a recording device into the situation room that could intimate legal jeopardy. >> absolutely. you are not allowed to do that. another point i want to make and something worth remembering is that the president himself has kind of shown a blatant disregard for certain national security protocols. remember, he has been known to use a phone that's not fully secure and experts believe is at risk for hacking and undermined places like the cia and fbi. i think when you have that top-down, kind of disregard for national security protocols it