the full house vote on this? house leaders saying they'll not weigh in on that until the committee reports out the referral tonight. jake? >> ryan nobles on capitol hill, thank you. let's discuss all of this with cnn senior legal analyst, preet bharara. during more rir garland's confirmation he vowed to keep the department free of politics. take a listen. >> i don't care who pressures me in whatever direction. the department under -- if i am confirmed, will be under my protection for the purpose of preventing any kind of partisan or other improper motive in make anything kind of investigation or prosecution. that's my vow. that's the only reason i'm willing to do this job. >> this investigation, however, whether or not garland likes it, it's politically thorny. there is some bipartisan support, but overall, republicans are out there saying