you don't know what the role of the federalist society was in your selection? >> my experience, my personal experience and what i know is that mr. -- president trump made the decision, for starters. president trump made the nomination. and i know, as i explained yesterday, he spent a lot of time on those 12 days on this issue and i was aware of that. i also know that mr. mcgahn was directly involved with me, spent a lot of time on it. and i also know that the roois president -- >> you have no knowledge to share with us today about the role of the federalist society and how they were insourced into the white house? that is a mystery to you as well as to us? >> i'm not sure what mr. mcgahn meant by that comment. i think the federalist society members are -- lawyers in the administration are federalist society members. and so it should not be a