answer the question? >> i appreciate your sincere concerns, but i didn't give any instructions. if there was some problem with the instructions he had, i'll be happy to -- >> wait a minute. that's not what that lawyer said. mr. rosenstein, did you threaten staffers on the house intelligence committee? media reports indicate you did. >> media reports are mistaken. >> sometimes. but this is what they said. having the nation's number one law enforcement officer threaten to subpoena your calls and e-mails is down right chilling. did you threaten to subpoena their calls and e-mails? >> no, sir, and there's no way to subpoena phone calls. >> i mean, i'm just saying. [ laughter ] >> i'm just saying. i'm reading what the press said. >> i suggest you not rely on what the press said. >> did you say it? >> no, i did. >> who are we supposed to believe, staff members who we worked with who never misled us or you guys who we've caught hiding information from us, who tell a witness not to answer our questions, who are we supposed to believe?