decision on solyndra on the merit and denied political interference by the white house. >> i'm aware of no communication from white house to department of energy saying to make the loan or restructure. >> after intensive internal debate among his aides, president obama toured solyndra last year and touted it as a model of green energy innovation, aided by $535 million in stimulus funds used to guarantee the company loans. but this summer they declared bankruptcy. they pressed chu on the red flags raised about the shaky finances and e-mail sent by officials at the doe and white house office of management and budget. >> were you aware that your own staff that worked for you was predicting bankruptcy in 2011, prophetically two years? >> i was not aware. >> reporter: chu said the department general counsel saw no legal problem with chu's move last december to restructure solyndra loan, amid increasing concerns about