that this group of people on the national security council, people who are often active duty military, intelligence operators, they're so much more used to keeping their mouth shut in a position of trust. what happens in the white house stays there. but now they've taken a new route. they're so frightened, they're coming forward. they're speaking. they're saying what's happened, because they feel a larger duty from what i can tell. and the larger duty is the obligation to tell the american public what's happening. >> anita, that takes your breath away too. and with you, we want to take a turn to more of a political realm, and that's the reporting of your colleagues at politico that mike pence plans to start a series of anti-impeachment town halls going after the democrats in these various districts this wednesday in iowa. can you share the thinking behind these events?