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Regulations that are part of the special counsel regulations. >> will you commit to making any report on the obstruction of justice public? >> that's the same answer. >> in your june, 2018 memo with obstruction of justice, you repeatedly referred to mueller's sweeping and all emcompassing interpretation of section 1512, which is a statute on obstruction. how do you know what mueller's interpretation of 1512 is? >> well, as i said, i was speculating. i freely said at the beginning i was writing in the dark. every lawyer, every talking head, everyone who thinks about it or talks about it doesn't...

Regulations. i will ensure that those are maintained. >> will you commit to providing mr. mueller with the resources, funds and time needed to complete this investigation? >> yes. >> will you commit that special counsel mueller is not terminated without good cause consistent with department regulations? >> absolutely. >> if special counsel mueller makes any request about the scope of his investigation or resources for his investigation, will you commit to notifying congress if you deny that request? >> i think the regulations require notification of congress if there is a disagreement. >> than...

Of the results of the special counsel's work, end quote. however, there are at least two aspects of mr. mueller's investigation. first, russian interference in the united states election and whether any u.s. persons were involved in that interference. second, possible obstruction of justice. it is the second component that you have written on. just five months before you were nominated, i spent the weekend on your 19-page legal memo to deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, criticizing mueller's investigation, specifically the investigation into potential obstruction of justice. in the memo, ...

Speculation, a big memo. it was informed to the extend ha i thought that was one of the theories being considered. i don't know how seriously, whether it was being considered or how seriously it was being considered. as a short-hand way in the memo of refers to what i was speculating might be a theory, i referred to it as mueller's theory, rather than go in every time i mentioned it. do you know what mueller's interpretation of 1512 is? >> no, i don't know what mueller's interpretation is. just one point, senator, i think -- you said in your opening statement, i said he was grossly responsible...

Live. what more can we expect? >> we expect comments from or win hatch and then to william barr and his prepared remarks released yesterday in advance of the confirmation hearings a short time from now. in those prepared remarks, william barr takes on, square on the issue of the special counsel and an anticipated report and whether it will be made public later this year. it reads, my goal will be to provide as much transparency as i can consistent with the law. i will make those judgments based solely on the law. i will not let personal, political or improper interests influence my decision. w...