with a response. >> you come from a family that's been involved in democratic politics in georgia, the white house put out a briefing paper on you after you were fired saying that your husband had made donations to democrats, including president obama. clearly implying you are partisan. >> i certainly was appointed by president obama. as we talked about a little while ago, i have been working for doj for almost 30 years now. >> you were hired by bob barr. >> republican and democratic administrations. >> are you a democrat? >> yes, i am a democrat. >> sally yates is a democrat. but she was first hired to the department of justice in 1989 by bob barr, a staunch republican. tell me why you started in the law. >> i come from a long line of lawyers in my family. lawyers and methodist preachers. after i graduated -- >> were those two options? >> it was a binary choice here, law or preaching. after law school, i came to washington and worked for a couple years.