congress woman please answer the question. do you stand by the department s decision to reverse its position that title 7 protects trans-gender from discrimination? you can change the law. we cannot read into something that is not so i take that yes. okay. so do you believe that members of the lgbtq community should not be protected under federal discrimination laws? again, congress woman, i believe that mr. whitaker i shouldn t have yes or no please. i don t have much time. do you believe that members of the lgbtq community should not be protected under federal discrimination laws? plain yes or no. plane reading yes or no. does not extend to trans-gender and you uniquely control what is the law. we merely enforce the law. i still have time, mr. chairman.
the department has worked with the special counsel s office. of course, they spent a lot of time bringing up his tweets and utterances and attempts to get a job. jerry nadler drilled down on a briefing that he says the acting attorney general whitaker got on the investigation late last year. at any point since that briefing, have you communicated any information you learned to president trump? i know there s a unique yes or no question. i m sorry? have you communicated anything you learned in the briefing about the investigation to president trump? yes or no. mr. chairman, as i have said earlier today in my opening remarks, i do not intend today to talk about my private conversations with the president of the united states. to answer your question, i have not talked to the president of the united states about the special counsel s investigation. got him on the record on that matter. another democrat, steve cohen of tennessee tried unsuccessfully
professionals in terms of recusal? they recommended recusal. would you please provide this committee that written document? that would require me to provide internal deliberations that are not provided in this relationship. as we sit here today, i didn t receive any written advice from the career ethics initials. time of the gentle lady has expired. thank you, mr. chairman. you re welcome. mrs. powell. thank you, mr. chairman, mr. whitaker. i want to go back to your time when you worked for the foundation of accountability and civil trust. i worked for many years for various 501 (c)3s. it s interesting. when i look at the board is this a private for public foundation? was that the 501 (c)3? is it private our public?
to those questions. he says he expects them and will give members of the committee five days to submit questions. to say this is not over seems to be what congressman gerald nadler was just informing us. the acting attorney general matthew whitaker did state a couple of matters of note. he says he has not talked to president trump about the special counsel s russia investigation and he has not interfered with the investigation at all. acting attorney general whitaker testified before the house judiciary committee. remember, he had criticized the scope of robert mueller s investigation before joining the justice department. at no time has the white house asked for, nor have i provided any promises or commitments concerning the special counsel s investigation or any other investigation. during my time as the leader of the department of justice, the department has complied with the special counsel regulations and there s been no change in how
our government to return migrants and asylum seekers back to mexico while they await their hearing. here s my question. because the department of justice oversees the office for immigration review, will the department of justice ensure that asylum speakers have access to counsel in mexico in order to allow them to prepare for their hearing? yes or no. we re going to continue to follow the policies that are currently in place. will you facilitate, assist, help and ensure that asylum seekers have access to legal counsel in mexico. yes or no. congresswoman, there s a well-defined process for asylum seekers to obtain counsel and we re going to continue to follow that. mr. whitaker, even while they re in mexico? as the acting attorney general, i cannot make assurance