process to limit how american tax dollars are spent at the department of justice. i yield back. general lady from texas is recognized. good morning. you have value the independence of a special counsel. i do. you asked garland to allow you to continue the investigation saying we want to thank you and your office for permitting our inquiry to proceed with will without interfere answer as you assured the members of the judiciary committee would be the case during the confirmation hearings to become attorney general of the united states. you value your special counsel status. it a being a rat that garland let you proceed on your case as you wish. that s true. it was important you have to as special counsel your investigation was supposed to be independent because special counsels and attorneys are supposed to be independent, right? special counsel is. yes. they are supposed to be independent, is that correct? special counsel is independent of the attorney gener
exceptional award for your service? that s true. you have the attorney general s distinguished service award? that s true. who award evidence you that? attorney general reno. 2012. in 2012, i m trying to remember i don t frankly recall. just for the record it s eric holder. twas. and you had to deal with some of the most despicable people and do the things that we do sometimes when wrong has been done. so i want to thank you for that. it seems like for your entire career you have been a go-to for difficult situations, not necessarily the standard i m trying to rise quickly award but in fact you are a career investigator and i would imagine pretty closely that you have your 82% overall.