>> i suppose, yes. that's a difficult question to answer. >> mr. strzok, former director comey played judge, jury and exxon e exoarator in the hillary clinton investigation. >> mr. chairman, i would not agree with that characterization of director comey and in answer to your question i have not seen it before. >> was that a appropriate, what he did? to hold a news conference and publicly announce the decision that was supposed to have been made by the department of justice? >> sir, that was his decision. >> was it appropriate. >> i understand same of the factors that went into that decision. that decision was not made lightly at all.