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For their part republicans now in the minority tried to adjourn the hearing before it even began. >> we'll have plenty of three t thatrics. it's becoming a show. >> the acting attorney general did say he has not diskued the special counsel investigation with the president or made any promises or commitments. whitaker refused to say whether or not he believed the mueller probe was a witch hunt. >> the acting attorney general's first into a congressional committee room igniting tensions and highlighting the divisions on capitol hill. >> at least one briefing occurred in december before not to re...

>> at no time has the white house asked for for have i provided any promises or commitments concerning the special counsel's investigation or any other investigation. >> it's a yes or no question. have you kplun kated anything? you learned about the investigation to president trump. yes or no? >> mr. chairman, as i have said earlier in my opening remarks i do not intend to talk about my private conversations with the president of the united states. to answer your question i have not talked to the president about the special counsel investigation. >> he has come under fire for ge nounsing as a ...

Question sir? >> yes or no? >> mr. chairman, what is the basis for your question? >> i'm asking the questions. i only have five minutes. please answer yes or no. >> no. mr. chairman. you're asking me a question it is your understanding. can you tell me where you get the basis? >> no. i don't have time to get into that. >> he try today cut the chairman off. >> i see that your five minutes is up. i am here voluntarily. we have agreed to five minute rounds. >> i think that's a fine place to end the five minute rule. >> i will point out we didn't enforce the five minute rule on general whitaker. >...

Today describe the russia probe. >> congressman, it would be inappropriate for me to talk about an ongoing investigation. >> and giving no specific indication how much longer it will last. >> mueller will iniffish his investigation when he wants to finish his investigation. >> and committee chairman says this isn't the end of the inquiry. he says he is expecting written answers from whitaker on a number of subjects including conversations he had with the president or white house officials after being briefed on the special counsel's investigation. he is threatening a subpoena if necessary to g...

Part of any shutdown. welcome to the lead. i'm jake tapper. a top trump official being grilled by opposition party. testifying before the house judiciary committee today. it was firing from the start. refusing to answer questions about his conversations with president trump and one rather striking exchange whitaker did something that none of us could recall ever having done on capitol hill before. >> i see that you're five minutes is up. >> witnesses do not generally say their time is up.