mueller investigation, both directly and indirectly, by the president and some of the folks in his senior leadership team. and the manafort filings lend some creedendence to those conc. william barr if confirmed would be overseeing the entire mueller investigation. you have expressed concern on his views of executive power of the mueller investigation. what will you be looking for during his confirmation hearings? well, this is exactly why confirmation hearings by the senate judiciary committee are critical. it gives us an opportunity to get the nominee on the record in terms of whether he will protect the mueller investigation and whether he has views about executive power that are outside the mainstream. as you know, wolf, that s something i really focused on in now justin kavanaugh s confirmation hearings. i think it is important that the american people understand the risk to our constitutional order