in this region was command, my advice was to start tate and as you realize who has a judgment and so forth you can go back they went the other way and it was a bad day for attorney general gonzales and the hearing room when that was brought to his attention. what is your understanding right now of who at the department of justice is authorized to have communications with the white house? it depends what it is. on criminal matters, i would just have the ag and the deputy. what do you think the rule is now in the department? i think that s what it is. okay. so, if the reports are true that, as chief of staff, mr. mr. whitaker was involved in conversations with the white house about bringing criminal investigations against the president s political enemies, that would not be consistent with your understanding of that policy. well, it would depend upon what his understanding is with