see what they could do to stop the witnesses but we will go forward with the testimony and make sure that the facts come to light. >> and democrats have accused republicans who participated in the outburst yesterday, of compromising security. by taking their cell phones, into the secure room, known as a skiff, which is a permitted. one house intel official telling nbc news, some republicans lawmakers refused to comply with requests to remove those devices from the room. house homeland security chair benny thompson wrote to the house sergeant at arms yesterday calling for action against the gop members from what he called a quote blatant breach of security. and several republican lawmakers have pointed to the private nature of the proceedings as unfair. but the final benghazi committee report includes a lengthy explanation about the merits of closed door interviews. the report reads this. and i quote. the committee's preference for private interviews over public hearings has been questioned.