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Prosecute individuals that commit crimes. >> just asking a simple question. there's no sentence in the u.s. constitution that states the president's former campaign chairman can't be indicted, correct? >> same answer to my -- to your previous question. >> does that sentence exist in the constitution? >> of course it does not. >> right, because paul manafort was indicted. there no sentence that says the president's children can't be indicted, correct? >> congressman, you can give me the whole list -- >> i'll give you three more. >> okay. >> no sentence in the united states constitution that say...

Before those people were ever transferred to doj custody through the u.s. marshals. >> thank you. the time of the gentle lady is expired. >> thank you so much, mr. chairman. mr. whitaker, i spent 27 years in law enforcement, i served as the chief of police. i took an oath just like you did and i took that oath very, very seriously to uphold the constitution and to protect this country from all enemies foreign and domestic. i hope you took the oath that you took very, very seriously, but today as i've sat through and my colleagues is right, this is painful because i believe that you have worked...

>> congressman, because that is the opinion of the office -- >> i don't actually care what the doj policy is -- >> i'm asking a -- >> under both administrations. >> after this hearing, you can spin the constitution all you want as you sit here today -- >> i'm not spinning the constitution. >> you just have to answer a factual yes or no question. i'll make it even easier for you. there's no sentence in the constitution that says, quote, the sitting president of the united states cannot be indicted, unquote, correct? yes or no? >> you know -- >> i have it right here. is that -- >> i have a copy ...

On. >> let's go back. >> i don't believe so but i don't know what the standard doj forms are. >> the only thing you really had to do before you could assume your current position was take an oath to the united states constitution, isn't that right? >> i probably took the oath a second time. >> let me ask you a series of questions about the u.s. constitution that you can easily answer yes or no and the first question is, there is no sentence in the constitution that states that the president's national security adviser can't be indicted, correct? >> congressman, as is consistent with the practi...

Extremely talented high principally public service who are dedicated to upholding our great constitution and the laws of the united states. i'm sure you're familiar with this because you keep up at a rally last fall the president said looks what's being exposed at the department of justice and the fbi. you have some real bad ones. you see what's happening at the fbi. they're all gone. they're all gone but there's a lingering stench and we're going to get rid of that, too. do you agree with the president's characterization of the department of justice and the fbi as the attorney general please ...