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We have a great ranking member vice chair in mark warner. we've got great members. there's 15 of us. and then we have two ex officios, john mccain and jack reid coming from armed services. so, i would say at the end of the day, at the end of the day, brian, you can count on the senate intel making the decisions based on what is good for the country, what protects our country and we'll make that. not one person, no matter the president or anyone else, will be protected. wherever the facts may go, and i can say this. from the democrat side, on the intel committee there will be no such thing as a...

I work with everybody as you know, brian. i'm probably the most centrist in the senate. and i'm proud to be there because i'm looking for that pathway forward and commonality, if you will. but i would say to all of them, that basically we all take an oath. above everything we do, country comes first. i would say to my colleagues don't forget why we're here. not one person, not one political party can come close to our responsibilities as americans and what we owe to the american people. what i owe to west virginia. >> what would you like to see your committee do? >> well, the committee basical...

Tremendous intel committee, our senate. we've got a great chair in richard burr. we have a great ranking member vice chair in mark warner. we've got great members. there's 15 of us. and then we have two ex officios, john mccain and jack reid coming from armed services. so, i would say at the end of the day, at the end of the day, brian, you can count on the senate intel making the decisions based on what is good for the country, what protects our country and we'll make that. not one person, no matter the president or anyone else, will be protected. wherever the facts may go, and i can say this...

Ex-officios? >> you know, chuck, i don't know what the rules are other than -- >> i don't either, that's why i'm asking. i don't know. i guess what we're trying to find out, is the president's threat meaningful? >> well, obviously the president has, i would assume, the authority to actually revoke somebody's clearance if that's what he wants to do. obviously the way the rules are with regards to clearances, you usually don't lose a clearance unless you've abused it in some way, either revealing classified information or having some personal problems that could raise questions about whether you...