either they knew it or he was doing it anyway. >> i'm just saying that there's a lot of questions we don't have the answers to, and it goes beyond the bounds of him trying to claim that he's a whistleblower, which he is not. a whistleblower comes to the appropriate authorities with appropriate classifications so that we can investigate any possible claim. he didn't do that. he grabbed up information. he made preparations to go to china, and then he collected it up, bolted to china, and then decided he was going to disclose very sensitive national security information, including that benefits china and other adversaries when it comes to intelligence relationships. it doesn't comport with the story, and it certainly doesn't comport with the story that the media is portraying about some have called a hero. i think he's betrayed his country, and he should be treated just like that. >> i want to turn to some home grown politics here and ask you about your decision not to run for the senate. why did you make that decision?