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You that you recuse yourself to avoid an appearance of conflict of interest or bias? that was the guidance that you got from career doj officials about your participation or oversight of the mueller investigation, isn't that correct? >> congressman, i made my recusal decision by myself -- >> but there were doj officials who advised you that you should not touch that investigation, isn't that correct? >> congressman -- >> yes or no? >> i consulted with career ethics officials, i consulted with my senior staff, i consulted with the office of legal counsel. it was my decision to make. i decided n...

Officials that the doj recommended to you that you recuse yourself to avoid an appearance of a conflict of interest or bias? that was the guidance that you got from career doj officials about your participation or oversight of the new investigation. isn't that correct? >> congressman, i made my recusal decision by myself. >> but there were career doj officials who advised you that you should not touch that investigation. isn't that correct? >> congressman -- >> yes or no? >> >> i consulted with career ethics officials. with my senior staff, with the office of legal counsel. it was my decision ...

>> has there been discussion at the department about keeping these be a report from going to congress? >> no, 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? >> i'm not going to talk about the ongoing investigation into the special counsel. >> mr. whitaker, did donald trump ask you if you would recuse before you became acting attorney general? did he ask you what you would do? >> i have already answered that question in my opening statemen statemen...