you know, i'd like to think that if people that looked at the entirety of my career would think he did a good job and that doesn't mean i was perfect and that's one that i blew. >> were you under pressure? did you feel pressure to do that? >> it was interesting. it happened on the last night of the administration. i was going to be the acting attorney general, the next day we were dealing with the inauguration of friday and we were concerned about his safety along the route. the call came in and i didn't do what i should have done which was to interact with the woman on my staff who handled all pardon matters and said deborah, what do you think about this? i just made a decision where i said, you know, i'm not sure. i'm kind of for it. i didn't really kind of weigh in in the way that i should have. it's something where, as i said, i made a mistake. i blew it and i learned from that mistake and i was certainly questioned about it during my confirmation hearings and