executive privilege that was claimed by the white house. instead saying there was some sort of department of justice policy that prohibited him from discussing this matter with the committee. democrats will point to that provision within the department of justice guidelines. jeff sessions struggled to do that and also would not commit to answering questions behind closed doors, so after the hearing democrats very frustrated he did not get their answers to some key questions. republicans trying to move on to other areas of his investigation. thanks. democrats fumed over sessions testimony, republicans used a lighter touch. here's senator tom cotton down playing the collusion allegations while nodding to sessions taste for espionage thrillers. >> do you like spy fiction, daniel silva, jason matthews. >> yeah. david ignatius. >> do you like jason bourne or james bond movies?