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Appropriate ever and certainly never a justification for attacking anyone with a baseball bat." "the post" goes on to explain based in part on extensive divorce filings, patrick shanahan's own behavior in the immediate aftermath of the baseball bat fractured skull attack including him renting a hotel room where he hold up for days with his son while police were looking for him. joining us now is aaron davis, investigative reporter with "the washington post." mr. davis, i appreciate your time tonight, this is quite a scoop. >> thanks for having me. >> so you mentioned that mr. shanahan had been...

Investigative reporter with "the washington post." mr. davis, i appreciate your time tonight. this is quite a scoop. >> thanks for having me. >> so you mentioned that mr. shanahan had been discussing these incidents with "the post," with you since january. it's remarkable that you guys have had this reporting project in the works for all this time while when he was not long ago confirmed as deputy defense secretary, this never turned up in any of the documents that were handed over to the senate. senators say they had no idea. this apparently didn't pop in any of his background stuff that was ...

Today really didn't help that very much because a lot of the equation in the confirmations system here was going to be that trump would stay quiet. mcconnell and the senate would handle the process. this sort of thing wasn't expected to come up because it didn't pop in the prior fbi investigations. and so nobody is in comfortable terrain right now. the republicans are very nervous that, you know, if a smoking gun emerges after all -- let's just say just for the sake of argument, none of these things, you know, pan out in the hearing or in future, but something bites later. this is a long-term ...

You know, the press conference today really didn't help that very much because a lot of the equation in the confirmations system here was going to be that trump would stay quiet. mcconnell and the senate would handle the process. this sort of thing wasn't expected to come up because it didn't pop in the prior fbi investigations. and so nobody is in comfortable terrain right now. the republicans are very nervous that, you know, if a smoking gun emerges after all -- let's just say just for the sake of argument, none of these things, you know, pan out in the hearing or in future, but something bi...

Ambassador? >> i do not. >> to the best of your memory you had no conversation with him at that meet something. >> i don't recall that, senator. certainly i can assure you nothing improper if i had a conversation with him. it's conceivable, but i don't remember it. >> there was nothing in your notes or memory so when you had a chance and you did correct the record about the other two sessions in response to senator franken and leahy, this didn't pop into your memory with the caution you had to report that this session as well. >> i guess i can say that i possibly had a meeting, but i still do ...