towards that -- towards that conclusion. >> so cnn has just learned that acting attorney general whitaker was informed of the cohen plea deal ahead of the time according to a source familiar with the process. legally, theoretically, as acting attorney general he could have acted to stop the deal if you wanted to. you've expressed serious concerns about the acting attorney general mr. whitaker. does this reassure you at all that he let this happen? >> doesn't reassure me. it -- it -- i'm glad to see that he acted -- that he didn't act corruptly to protect the president in this instance, but we still have a lot of reasons to -- to question his impartiality and -- and whether he'll do justice and -- and allow the mueller probe to go wherever the evidence leads. it's relieving that he didn't corruptly seek to stop it here, but that's all i'll say. it's still very important to pass the legislation pending in