THAT. >> THE DOJ HAS THE OBLIGATION

>> THE DOJ HAS THE OBLIGATION TO HAVE AN OPEN DOOR TO ANYBODY

TO HAVE AN OPEN DOOR TO ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO PROVIDE US

WHO WISHES TO PROVIDE US INFORMATION THAT THEY THINK IS

INFORMATION THAT THEY THINK IS RELEVANT.

RELEVANT. BUT AS I DID SAY TO SENATOR

BUT AS I DID SAY TO SENATOR GRAHAM IN -- WE HAVE TO BE VERY

GRAHAM IN -- WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH RESPECT TO ANY

CAREFUL WITH RESPECT TO ANY INFORMATION COMING FROM THE

INFORMATION COMING FROM THE UKRAINE.

UKRAINE. THERE ARE A LOT OF AGENDAS IN

THERE ARE A LOT OF AGENDAS IN THE UKRAINE AND CROSSCURRENTS.

THE UKRAINE AND CROSSCURRENTS. WE CAN’T TAKE ANYTHING WE

WE CAN’T TAKE ANYTHING WE RECEIVE FROM UKRAINE AT FACE

RECEIVE FROM UKRAINE AT FACE VALUE.

VALUE. FOR THAT REASON, WE HAD

FOR THAT REASON, WE HAD ESTABLISHED AN INTAKE PROCESS

ESTABLISHED AN INTAKE PROCESS IN THE FIELD SO THAT ANY

IN THE FIELD SO THAT ANY INFORMATION COMING IN ABOUT

INFORMATION COMING IN ABOUT UKRAINE COULD BE CAREFULLY

UKRAINE COULD BE CAREFULLY SCRUTINIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT

SCRUTINIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND ITS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

AND ITS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PARTNERS SO WE COULD ASSESS ITS

PARTNERS SO WE COULD ASSESS ITS CREDIBILITY.

CREDIBILITY. THAT’S TRUE FOR ALL INFORMATION

THAT’S TRUE FOR ALL INFORMATION THAT COMES TO THE DEPARTMENT

THAT COMES TO THE DEPARTMENT RELATING TO THE UKRAINE