Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180712:20:46:00
Of detail that i can't -- that i've been directed not to provide. >> you answered some questions. i think this has been a little bit of convenience. you answered some questions about there was grave concerns and all of this stuff about why you were doing it. you didn't do that. the dossier, was the dossier a part of why you opened up the investigation? >> no. but, sir, none of this is convenience. it has been based on what the department has worked out with chairman goodlatte about what is permitted or not. this is not a function -- >> the dossier was not part of it. that's important. when did...