mr. james clapper.lking about obstruction at the pentagon and unclear picture of armed forces in operations. how damaging is this to our national security? >> well, it could be potentially quite damaging, don, not knowing the specifics here, but i only participated in a couple of transitions. bus bush/obama and obama to trump. this is a very awkward time. and in the two experiences i had, there was never any thought or any discussion about holding back any information. and this is particularly crucial now with the pandemic, with things around the world, the russian hack. so to me it is unconscionable that the current administration is holding back anything. there needs to be as smooth as possible a transition. of course, this is a time for mischief by adversaries who understand that this is an awkward time for the united states. >> the acting secretary of defense saying tonight that more meetings have been scheduled. a source telling cnn one was added tonight. two were approved on december 23rd. but tha