well it was a ░░░░░░░░ privilege after the president ░░░░░░░░ me to serve as ░░░░░░░░ director of national intelligence ░░░░░░░░ only was I qualified ░░░░░░░░ that position but more ░░░░░░░░ Marie I was committed ░░░░░░░░ an intelligence community that ░░░░░░░░ that doesn t on ░░░░░░░░ people for political reasons ░░░░░░░░ doesn t use garbage ░░░░░░░░ the steel dossier as ░░░░░░░░ of the official intelligence ░░░░░░░░ community assessment and I ░░░░░░░░ committed to getting answers ░░░░░░░░ why that had been ░░░░░░░░ in the Obama it ░░░░░░░░ and I m a ░░░░░░░░ of people nervous so ░░░░░░░░ certainly expected because of ░░░░░░░░ a wave of the ░░░░░░░░ media stories that came ░░░░░░░░ I expected there to ░░░░░░░░ a lot of senator ░░░░░░░░ that I was too ░░░░░░░░ I just didn t ░░░░░░░░ some of the senators ░░░░░░░░ be Republicans who support ░░░░░░░░ I needed so I ░░░░░░░░ there is a toxic ░░░░░░░░ that makes it a ░░░░░░░░ place to go to ░░░░░░░░ well I mean look ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are trying to ░░░░░░░░ know take control of ░░░░░░░░ in your state is ░░░░░░░░ is an acute issue ░░░░░░░░ the dems are lining ░░░░░░░░ to control taxes because ░░░░░░░░ the control traction control ░░░░░░░░ electoral map we show ░░░░░░░░ right now are are ░░░░░░░░ you worried about that ░░░░░░░░ the fact that people ░░░░░░░░ you know bill Flores ░░░░░░░░ initially it was in ░░░░░░░░ safe street all others ░░░░░░░░ leaving and and this ░░░░░░░░ that that you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ let s talk about ░░░░░░░░ you went to the ░░░░░░░░ the end of your ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate right ░░░░░░░░ it Mitch McConnell and ░░░░░░░░ Richard Burton did date ░░░░░░░░ they go against you ░░░░░░░░ you could get that ░░░░░░░░ well Maria I made ░░░░░░░░ decision to withdraw from ░░░░░░░░ consideration because you know ░░░░░░░░ your political future comes ░░░░░░░░ to the vote of ░░░░░░░░ hundred US senators and ░░░░░░░░ start out day one ░░░░░░░░ 47 to nothing because ░░░░░░░░ Democrat is against you ░░░░░░░░ concern was there s ░░░░░░░░ lot of margin for ░░░░░░░░ there and and some ░░░░░░░░ the most important senators ░░░░░░░░ support but I needed ░░░░░░░░ I went to in ░░░░░░░░ and I was told ░░░░░░░░ they couldn t sit ░░░░░░░░ and meet with me ░░░░░░░░ September so you know ░░░░░░░░ took that as a ░░░░░░░░ that maybe they weren ░░░░░░░░ as committed to my ░░░░░░░░ as the president wants ░░░░░░░░ I just decided I ░░░░░░░░ better served in the ░░░░░░░░ that I am more ░░░░░░░░ can ask questions of ░░░░░░░░ like the special counsel ░░░░░░░░ Jim call me under ░░░░░░░░ and and shape the ░░░░░░░░ that way yes it ░░░░░░░░ made me