The political and substantive reality is that the agenda has to change. I don't think they have any choice.

I'm not big on commissions.

People elected Donald Trump because he acts decisively. He fired James Comey. He didn't fire the entire FBI. If there's something there, the FBI is going to continue to investigate it.

I think a quality that a national security adviser must have is the ability to set up procedures.

Caution is an important quality in a leader, but it has to be caution followed by decision. Caution followed by ambivalence can be a weakness.

I don't engage in hypotheticals.

My father said I was perfectly suited for Washington because I've always worked around nuts.