here voluntarily. we have agreed to five minute rounds and -- >> we have followed the special counc council's regulation togs a t. there has been no event, no decision, that required me to take any action. >> i'm confused, i really am. we're all trying to figure out who are you? where did you come from? and how the heck did you become the head of the department of justice? so hopefully you can help me work through this confusion. >> all right, well congressman, i'm -- >> mr. whittaker, that was a statement not a question. i'll assume you know the difference. >> i'm sorry i don't know if your time has been restored or not. >> mr. attorney general, we're not joking here. and your humor is not acceptable. now you are here because we have a constitutional duty to ask questions and the congress has the right to establish government rules. the rules are that you are here.