Investigation which occurred months before my appointment or matters related to the so called steel and dossier these matters are the subject of ongoing review by the department any questions on these topics should therefore be directed to the f. B. I. Or the Justice Department the 3rd as i explain this morning it is important for me to adhere to what we wrote in our report the report contains our findings and analysis and the reasons for the decisions we made we stated the results of our investigation with precision i do not intend to summarize or describe the results of our work in a different way in the course of my testimony today and as i stated in may i also will not comment on the actions of the attorney general or of congress i was appointed as a prosecutor and i intend to adhere to that role and to the Department Standards that govern finally as i said this morning. Over the course of my career i have seen a number of challenges to our democracy the russian governments efforts