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>> senator, im not sure im the authority over his recusal scope. what i would commit to you is that i will take a close look shortly upon being confirmed if confirmed to, as i said, making sure that former director mueller now special counsel mueller has all the appropriate resources that he ought to have. and my expectation is that i would remain committed to that support regardless of any decisions made by anybody else in the department. >> so if a directive came down from the attorney general...

Investigation, -- extreme important, in my view. i think its an important role for the attorney general. >> its not appropriate for the attorney general to participate in investigations related to the trauma campaign. as a person in charge, he is involved in making management decisions. its exactly those decisions about the access to resources, the scope, the trajectory that i wanted to make sure i got to. will you commit to studying the scope of his recusal and ensuring appropriate procedures a...

Recusal scope. what i would commit to you is that i will take a close look shortly upon being confirmed, if confirmed, to, as i said, making sure that former director mueller, now special counsel muller, has all the appropriate resources that he ought to have. and my expectation is that i would remain committed to that support, regardless of any decisions by anybody else in the department. >> so in a directive came down from the attorney general about prioritization or resources that you thought...