ms. spaulding: yeah. and a key element of that, particularly with regards to the oversight committees, is tilting sustaining trust. dir. haines: yep. ms. spaulding: bringing all hands on deck. i want to as, in the international context in terms of our relationship with our liaison, vital elation ships for the intelligence community -- again, it goes back to the division within our country and some unraveling of traditional consensus, the fact that we did get a two-year reauthorization of 702, did get an aid package, but both of those were really hard-fought and very close -- almost did not get over the finish line. do you see an impact on those liaison relationships coming from -- because they watch what is happening in this country and how politically charged we are and how the consensus is shifting, if you will. is that having an impact? are those relationships, much like i think of the morale of the intelligence community, getting the job done. what is happening? dir. haines: i think the relationships