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Pressed by the president to get the justice department to block the merger, the time warner merger which involves cnn, a frequent target. i want to play this from the confirmation hearing, because you brought this up, because william barr was on the board of at&t. >> you were on the board of time warner and you signed a sworn affidavit questioning whether the justice departments decision to block the merger was politically motivated given the presidents private/public animus toward the merger. >...

Held in contempt, but -- >> well, attorney general sessions said he was going to look at potentially changing those rules at one point, so i would like you to maybe respond in writing to this. because that was very concerning. last, when you and i were in my office, we talked about your work with time warner with this major merger on appeal from the justice department, and i just wanted you to commit today to what you committed to me in the office, that you would recuse yourself from any matters...

>> im sorry, could you repeat that? >> sure. you were on the board of time warner and you signed a sworn affidavit questioning whether the justice departments decision to block the merger was politically motivated given the presidents prior public animus toward the merger. so what did you mean by that? >> the affidavit speaks for itself in that at that meeting, i was concerned that the antitrust division was not engaging with some of our arguments, and i got concerned that they werent taking the...

Toward the merger." are you talking here about his view on cnn? what did you mean by "prior public animus?" >> im sorry, could you repeat that? >> sure. you were on the board of time warner and you signed a sworn affidavit questioning whether the justice departments decision to block the merger was politically motivated given the presidents prior public animus toward the merger. what did you mean by that? >> the affidavit speaks for itself. at that meeting, i was concerned that the antitrust div...

Knows that there -- there could be situation worse nobody could be held in contempt. >> attorney general sessions said he could look at potentially changing that rules at one point. i want you to maybe respond in writing to this. because that was very concernin concerning. when you and i were last in my office, we talked about your work with time warner, with this major merger on appeal from the justice department. i just wanted you to commit today to what you committed to me in the office, that...

>> im sorry. can you -- >> mm-hmm. >> can you repeat that? >> sure. you were on the board of time warner, and you signed a sworn affidavit questioning whether the justice departments decision to block the merger was politically motivated, given th prior public animus toward the merger. >> uh-huh. >> and so what did you mean by that? >> um, i mean, the affidavit speaks for itself. in that -- at that meeting, i was concerned that the antitrust division was not engaging with some of our arguments a...

Situation where someone would be held in contempt. >> attorney general sessions had said he was going to look at potentially changing those rules at one point. so i would like you to maybe respond in writing to this, because that was very concerning. last, when you and i were in my office, we talked about your work with time warner, with this major merger on appeal from the justice department. and i just wanted you to commit today to what you committed to me in the office, that you would recuse ...