Chuck Hagel: “I didn't hear her say that, by the way, of the United States, and I think my comment was it is a relevant and good…”

I don't believe so, because there will be a question of trust and confidence in the panel, the makeup, if it's not transparent.

This is so unpredictable. And we've never seen anything quite like this in our lifetime, so there is no playbook here.

The President has determined that closing it is a national security imperative.

One would have to suspect the motive behind the effort to put together this panel.