occasions, the director informed him that he was not under investigation. would it have been wrong for the director to inform him he was not under investigation? yes or no? >> sir, i'm not going to comment on any conversations that the director may have had -- >> i didn't ask that. would it have been wrong for the director to inform him he was not under investigation? that's not about conversations. that's a yes-or-no answer. >> as you know, senator, we typically do not answer that question. i will not comment on whether or not the director and the president of the united states had that conversation. >> will you refrain from these kinds of alleged updates to the president or anyone else in the white house on the status of the investigation? >> i will. >> thank you. director pompeo, one of the few key unanswered questions is why the president didn't fire michael flynn after acting attorney general yates warned the white house that he could be