but as an intelligence guy, i spent a lot of time in the intelligence business, i have to point that out. i will tell you further that there was great concern about then-candidate trump when he became the republican nominee, at which time typically and historically we've always briefed presidential candidates from both parties. and i was implored by many intelligence community seniors not to do that, just as i was implored in writing by then-speaker ryan not to brief hillary clinton. so there's ambient, latent concern even before the president was inaugurated about his tension to protecting sensitive sources and methods. it's hard to envision, again not confirming or denying here, a more sensitive source. i also will tell you that as a