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White house about this investigation is another matter. and that question i don't think was really answered. so that's something that's extremely important. i mean, was trump giving him signals or giving him information through other people? that's certainly something that the committee wants to know. and he's basically said he's taken no action with respect to the investigation, that it's gone as it went before. so i think what we have to do is rely on rod rosenstein to have been in charge during that period of time, relied on robert mueller to do the right thing, and both of those people to ...

Instead, he's doing, from where i sit, essentially everything he can to run out the clock, turning yes or no answers into 45-second apologies for not giving more direct answers and then giving the answer. the news so far can be relatively easily summarized. his comments that he's done nothing to approve or disapprove anything in the mueller investigation or to interfere with it in any way and his statements that he has not discussed the investigation with the president or people close to him. beyond that it's generated a lot more heat than light. there are a couple threads that i think will pr...

United states attorney and my legal practice. >> has there been discussion at the department about keeping the mueller report from going to congress? >> no. we, in fact, we are continuing to follow the special counsel regulations as it relates to the report. we haven't received the report -- >> has there been a draft opinion about keeping it from going to congress? >> you know, congressman, i'm not going to talk about the ongoing investigation that is the special counsel. i will share with you -- >> mr. whitaker, did donald trump ask you if you would recuse before you became acting attorney ge...

Third article, all the time robert mueller's new boss railed against the russia probe. trump's pick to replace jeff sessions said once mueller risk becoming a witch-hunt. and finally an article entitled trump's new acting attorney general once mused about defending robert mueller. >> without objection, these documents will be placed in the record. and i recognize the gentleman for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. whitaker, i'm going to be really straight with you up front. i'm going to cut you off if you make long speeches. we have very limited time. you do not need to thank me fo...

The tiki torches and the chants. do you think that some of them were good people is the short question? >> congressman, there is no place in a civil society for hate, for white supremacy or white nationalism. >> thank you. also out of the 115,000 employees that you have at d.o.j., are any of them transgender? >> congressman, as i sit here today, i don't know the answer to that question. ischem i can imagine generally based on that generally, i'd be happy to get back to you if they identify that way. >> would you have a problem with a transgender person being from a clerk to a agent in the fiel...