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>> i don't expect you to respond to this next question, with anything about mr. mccabe but i use him as an example. the deputy attorney general has failed to explain to this committee what he is doing to deal with the conflict of interest. in a general manner, do you think it is appropriate for any fbi official to participate in a criminal investigation of someone who is an adverse witness in a pending eeo proceeding, and if not, what would you do if confirmed to assure that that does not happen on your watch? >> mr. chairman, obviously i want to make sure i understand the facts appropriately....

>> i don't expect you to respond to this next question with anything about mr. mccabe, but i use mr. mccabe as an example. in my opening statement, i mentioned that -- the deputy attorney general has failed to explain to this committee what he's doing to deal with the conflict of interest. in a general matter, do you think it's appropriate for any fbi official to participate in a criminal investigation of someone who was an adverse witness in a pending eeo proceeding, and if so, what will you do to confirm that that does not happen on your watch? >> mi want to make sure that i understand the f...

>> yeah. i don't expect you to respond to this next question with anything about mr. mccabe. but i use mr. mccabe as an example. as i noted in my opening statement, the department refused to provide an unredacted copy of mr. mccabe's recusal memo. and the deputy attorney general has failed to explain to this committee what he's doing to deal with the conflict of interest. in a general matter, do you think it is appropriate for any fbi official to participate in a criminal investigation of someone who is an adverse witness in a pending eeo proceeding, and if not, what would you do if confirmed ...