acting dni said the whistleblower acted in good faith and also that he didn't know the identity of the whistleblower. and, jake, there's no evidence that the president knows the identity either even though he continues to launch attacks. jake? >> pamela brown, thanks so much. let's chew overall of this. ron, president trump saying about so-called spyies the president talking about spies, that we need to handle it differently. >> what the president said both in private and public today, to me, was more proof that when all you have is a hammer, everything, even this, looks like a nail. the president's go-to response to any political challenge is to basically say culture elites and the deep state are going after me because they want to silence you, your voter. that's what we'll hear today and the next day. that will be the message. this is not about the substance but elites who look down on you, trying to take me out because i