you know, prior -- the leader has always said there's no need for this because nobody has been fired. special counsel is fine. i don't think anybody can say that after jeff sessions' forced removal. so it's not that easy to object to this. but if somebody does, we can bring it back again and again. so, i think we plan to do so. >> joining us now, congressman adam schiff, the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee. thank you very much for joining us tonight, congressman schiff. really appreciate it. >> good to be with you. >> what made you decide that today was the day to put matt whitaker on notice in writing in the washington post? >> well, it's very important, i think, to get that message out before he does any damage to the mueller investigation or tries to. but also if he doesn't recuse himself and he were to think that any conversations he had with the president, any promises he made to the president in order to get the position about whether he would follow or