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Said that the president wanted mcgahn to put out a statement denying that he had been asked to fire the special counsel, end quote. did mcgahn do what the president asked? >> i refer you to the report. >> communicating through his personal attorney, mcgahn refused because he said quote, that the times story was accurate in reporting that the president wanted the special counsel removed. isn't that right? >> i believe it is but i refer you again to the report. >> mr. mcgahn through his personal attorney told the president that he was not going to lie, is that right? >> true. >> did the presiden...

>> time expired. >> let me begin by reading the special counsel regulations by which you were appointed. it reads quote, at the conclusion of the special counsel's work he or she shall provide the attorney general with a confidential report explaining the prosecution or decisions reached by the special counsel. is that correct? >> yes. >> now when a regulation uses the words shall provide does it mean the individual is, in fact, obligated what is being -- you don't have any wiggle room, right? >> i would have to look more closely at the statute. >> i just read it to you. okay. now, volume 2, p...

>> correct. >> and at this time mr. sessions was still recused from oversight of your investigation, correct? >> i'm sorry, could you restate that that? >> the attorney general was recused. he would have had to violate his own department's rules in order to comply with the president's order, correct? >> i'm not going to get into the details. i refer you again to page 91 and 92 of the report. >> if the attorney general had followed through with the president's request it would have effectively ended your investigation into the president and his campaign as you note on page 97, correct? you writ...

Volume two for reasons you explained special counsel did not make a determination whether there was an obstruction of justice crime committed by the president. is that fair? >> yes, sir. >> in explaining what special counsel didn't make a decision, the report on the bottom of page 2 of volume 2 reads as follows. the evidence we obtained about the president's actions and intent presents difficult issues that prevent us from conclusively determining that no criminal conduct occurred. while this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him. now, i ...

Mueller just sits silent and allows the attacks from the republicans to sweep over him and says nothing. i think it does raise questions about the degree to which he actually was in charge and in control of this report because he doesn't seem very much in control or charge of what the final report was. i shouldn't say whether he was in charge of the investigation. he doesn't seem in charge of what the report actually says. the two strongest parts i think were the opening questions by the chairman jerry nadler who basically said the president says he was exonerated. was he? no. did you find tha...