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Investigation. i have nothing as i sit here, to add to that, but i do want to mention that the special counsel's regulations by their very nature say that the attorney general will receive a report, that that will be a confidential report, and that report will cover the decisions. so i was talking about, as attorney if, as acting attorney general, if and when i receive that report -- again, i have only less than a week, as you know, before mr. barr comes on board, i would review those decisions pursuant to that report. >> is it fair to say really what you're saying is the special counsel's inv...

Growing epidemic, and what help can congress provide to assist you in your efforts? >> congress, i appreciate that question, and i know ohio has been dramatically affected by the opioid crisis. we have done a lot at the department of justice, and i would like to partner with this committee, and i'm sure general barr would as well to combat and have additional tools to combat this opioid crisis. but some of the things we have done is we set up in 2017 the opioid fraud and detection unit, which was a way that the justice department could utilize data to help combat the devastating opioid crisis....

Jeff sessions is replaced with a recess appointment and that attorney general doesn't fire bob mueller, but he just reduces the budget so low that his investigation grinds to almost a halt. >> it would seem as if, congressman swalwell, mr. whitaker had some preconceived about the special counsel, about the special counsel's role, about its investigative powers. are you or one of your colleagues perhaps going to ask him about some of his prior statements? >> yes, craig. and it's okay to have preconceived opinions. it's america, he can express whatever he wants. the question we have is of all th...

Growing epidemic, and what help can congress provide to assist you in your efforts? >> congressman, i appreciate that question. i know how ohio has been dramatically affected by the opioid crisis. we have done a lot at the department of justice and i would like to partner with this committee, and i'm sure general barr would as well, to combat and have additional tools to cop bat this opioid crisis. some of the things we have done is set up in 2017 the opioid fraud and detection unit which was a way that the justice department could utilize data to help combat the devastating opioid crisis. we ...

Investigation. i have nothing, as i sit here, to add to that. but i do want to mention that the special counsel's regulations by their very nature say that the attorney general will receive a report. that that will be a confidential report, and that that report will cover the decisions. so i was talking about as attorney general, if as acting attorney general if and when i receive that report, again, i only have less than a week, as you know, before mr. barr comes onboard, that i would review those decisions pursuant to that report. >> so is it fair to say that really what you're saying is tha...