the truth, and the president views the truth as a threat. >> frank, here's the thing. whether you call it an ombudsman or in the case of the government the inspector general, it is a hard job. that is by definition a job in which you are looking around at the people around you and making sure they're following the rules. i'm sure there are a lot of people in a building or in a department who don't like getting a call from an inspector general. everything they do is in the pursuit of finding something wrong. it is kind of like going to the dentist, right? they're just looking for the cavities in my case. how do we deal with the fact the president does not seem to understand that that is a crucial job? that is part of the checks and balances. that is part of the idea that our nation's institutions run properly. in the world of trading, we have compliance officers. there have to be people who are there to hear the whistleblowers and to investigate the complaints. >> i think he fails to