improper. >> keep in mind today's hearing comes after a rather tumultuous summer for jeff sessions, one that saw a barrage of trump twitter attacks and an offer from sessions to resign. they are on a short break right now there in the hearing room. they will resume in a few minutes. for more on this i want to bring in john mclayoughlin, along wit pulitzer prize winning journalist charlie savage, washington correspondent for "new york times" and also msnbc contributor. charlie, start with you. democratic members were adamant about giving some answers from the attorney general today. did we learn anything new? where did his testimony leave us? >> i think there were no clear reflatio reflation -- revelations today. i think the biggest theme has been attorney general sessions' continued aggressive use of his understanding of executive privilege to not answer