Russ Vought

Right.

Right.

Right.

At that point, the point is just to know what the intelligence community is writing on, because you're not going to learn anything from it.

At that point, the point is just to know what the intelligence community is writing on, because you're not going to learn anything from it.

At that point, the point is just to know what the intelligence community is writing on, because you're not going to learn anything from it.

Have you noticed that? Oh, I haven't seen it. You know, I think part of the problem, and this is endemic of not just the IC, but...

Have you noticed that? Oh, I haven't seen it. You know, I think part of the problem, and this is endemic of not just the IC, but...

Have you noticed that? Oh, I haven't seen it. You know, I think part of the problem, and this is endemic of not just the IC, but...

our we don't read enough in general we don't have our own convictions we don't search for understanding ourselves and so you have people go in and they're like i'm kind i kind of need this career staff to tell me what to think i don't want to look stupid right and so that has killed us on our side of the aisle the conservative side to say we don't have people that are driving policy and bringing their own opinions and their own

our we don't read enough in general we don't have our own convictions we don't search for understanding ourselves and so you have people go in and they're like i'm kind i kind of need this career staff to tell me what to think i don't want to look stupid right and so that has killed us on our side of the aisle the conservative side to say we don't have people that are driving policy and bringing their own opinions and their own

our we don't read enough in general we don't have our own convictions we don't search for understanding ourselves and so you have people go in and they're like i'm kind i kind of need this career staff to tell me what to think i don't want to look stupid right and so that has killed us on our side of the aisle the conservative side to say we don't have people that are driving policy and bringing their own opinions and their own

history and so they they are susceptible to feeling like they and they still they still believe that these people have an authoritative stance on things and they don't have enough skepticism that in fact you know there's no the emperor has no clothes right and then that is the and you've got to bring that perspective they're weak inside is what you're saying a lot of these people

history and so they they are susceptible to feeling like they and they still they still believe that these people have an authoritative stance on things and they don't have enough skepticism that in fact you know there's no the emperor has no clothes right and then that is the and you've got to bring that perspective they're weak inside is what you're saying a lot of these people

history and so they they are susceptible to feeling like they and they still they still believe that these people have an authoritative stance on things and they don't have enough skepticism that in fact you know there's no the emperor has no clothes right and then that is the and you've got to bring that perspective they're weak inside is what you're saying a lot of these people

I do think that's I do think that's the case, you know, and, you know, from the standpoint of the I see the other thing that they would do is they they would keep you from being briefed. Right. The briefing we've already discussed of what the brief is and sometimes like what President Trump is saying, I'm not going to necessarily get the brief. Right.

I do think that's I do think that's the case, you know, and, you know, from the standpoint of the I see the other thing that they would do is they they would keep you from being briefed. Right. The briefing we've already discussed of what the brief is and sometimes like what President Trump is saying, I'm not going to necessarily get the brief. Right.

I do think that's I do think that's the case, you know, and, you know, from the standpoint of the I see the other thing that they would do is they they would keep you from being briefed. Right. The briefing we've already discussed of what the brief is and sometimes like what President Trump is saying, I'm not going to necessarily get the brief. Right.

But I would find that I wasn't read into certain things until they needed my signature. Right. So once they needed some reason to get my signature, then all of a sudden I get this brief, right? And that's not the way it should be. If you're trying to provide oversight and accountability, you don't know what you don't know. And so you have to be able to have the whole entire –

But I would find that I wasn't read into certain things until they needed my signature. Right. So once they needed some reason to get my signature, then all of a sudden I get this brief, right? And that's not the way it should be. If you're trying to provide oversight and accountability, you don't know what you don't know. And so you have to be able to have the whole entire –