i ve not been involved in any discussions of any pardons including the ones you re discussing. we tried to put together for you right there what the committee was able to get out of matthew whitaker about the mueller inquiry. neal katyal, the former acting solicitor general of the united states under president obama, had this reaction to today s hearing. the preposterousness of this man being the attorney general of the united states, you saw someone who is so unqualified he shouldn t be the attorney general of 30 rock. 3 rock, a 7th grader would have done a better job, a more respectful job than what he did. it was arrogant, it was irresponsible and it really calls into the question the president s judgment for putting this man at the head of the hallowed department of justice. in other exchanges during today s hearing, the acting ag was pressed on how he views the special counsel and whether he