procedure here, is to consult with the white house counsel, et cetera. he made another choice. and again, he was trying to dot right thing. >> director clapper, i appreciate it. quick reminder. join me and jake tapper 11:00 p.m. eastern tonight for cnbc special report the impeachment inquiry. news continues right now with chris. chris? >> thank you, anderson. i am chris cuomo and welcome to "prime time." what do you say? let's get after it. all right. now, we now know the whistle-blower didn't just worry about that ukraine call but all the people and all the effort that came over the course of months before that call in order to get ukraine's help to investigate former vp biden. the other shocker was what came after the call, this accusation that people around this president worked to cover up records of that call and others. "white house officials told me that they were directed by white