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Own spin on it, correct it before its release. do you commit that would not happen if you're attorney general? >> that will not happen. >> reporter: but it was barr himself who wrote the justice year, rais a memo just last mueller's investigation into possible obstruction of justice. when pressed today about what he wrote -- >> i think it was entirely proper. >> reporter: and given what he wrote, when asked what he would do if career ethics officials recommended he recuse himself, barr said there are different kinds of recusals. some mandated, others judgement calls. >> let's imagine it's a ju...

Today he stressed his support for the special counsel and the inquiry. >> i believe it is vitally important that special counsel be allowed to complete his investigation. i said his selection was good news and that knowing him i had confidence he would handle the matter properly and i still have that confidence today. >> do you believe mr. mueller would be involved in a witch hunt against anybody? >> i don't believe mr. mueller would be involved in a witch hunt. i believe the russians attempted to interfere with the elication and i think we have to get to the bottom of the. >> the issue of rec...

Pardo pardon? >> i'd have to know the specific facts. >> would it be appropriate to go against advice of career ethics officials that recommended recusal and can you give an example of under what situation ors scenario you would go againt where you recuse yourself? >> there are different kinds of recusa recusal. some are machine dandated like judgment call. >> it's imagine it's a judgment call and the career ethics officials in the agency are that you recuse yourself, under what scenario would you not follow their recommendation? if i disagreed with it. >> what would that be? >> i came to a di...

>> i believe that it is vitally important that the special counsel be allowed to complete l his investigation. when he was named special counsel, i said his selection was good news and that knowing him, i had confidence he would handle the matter properly. and i still have that confidence today. >> do you believe mr. mueller would be involved in a witch le hunt against anybody? >> i don't -- i don't believe mr. mueller would be involved in a witch hunt. i believe the russians interfered or attempted to interfere with the election, and i think we have to get to the bottom of it. >> the issue of...

>> in an amendment last spring william barr, him, criticized the mueller probe calling it fatally misconceived. while he acknowledged he shared that memo with trump's defense lawyers at the time. yet today will not accept a recommendations of ethics officials of whether to recuse himself from over seeing the russian probe, giving every indication he will supervise mueller if he gets confirmed. >> let's imagine it's a judgment call and the it career ethics officials in the agency are that you recuse yourself. what scenario would you not follow their recommendation? >> if i disagreed with it. i ...