we work to get answers from the department of justice and the department of homeland security today. and we also have officials from the department of health and the state to answer our questions. they have failed to produce documents pursuant to our subpoena and we look for to their testimony in july. we also look forward to engaging with the witnesses that we have here to discuss the productions that we have received to date, and the status of our other outstanding requests. since the beginning of the biden administration, many republicans have made over 100 different requests for information and documents concerning the operations and actions of the justice department. we have also made requests for documents concerning the operations and actions of the fbi and the dhs. the committee has re-redated these requests for information and documents to all three agencies multiple times. on figure second, 2023, jordan issued subpoena to merrick garland and the fbi director for the use of espionage and counterterrorism tools on parents at school board meetings. these subpoena -- the respon

this supports the department of commerce and the department of energy. these historic investments that we have made to growth domestic manufacturing greatly appreciate your leadership in making these pathways available to more women getting more women in the workforce. as this committee considers reauthorizing the workforce innovation and opportunity act, i want to highlight sector strategies and partnership are particularly those that link employers with community colleges and other institutions of higher education. i've another example from oregon the oregon manufacturing innovation center it's a very innovative partnership between industries, universities, portland community college. university researchers and students work on industry developed research problems. then they provide students with hands-on experience to get the skills they need to become skilled workers. also portland community college as the willow creek campus and forge lasting relationships with oregon based and semi conductor companies. there's lots of great work being done at the s

in the in your department or any department is goes that direction. this is under know imperative the next few years it dress this. example one of my disappointments no offense to the committee or the chair or mir is this we did in the make strict enough cuts when we good next year will be i disaster. i don't understand i get the notion you need to have arm's length and review from what inspector produce and internal affairs report this is this thick or this thick. and -- somebodying update chain reviews it i don't know this person has to be a commander. if my if the and suspicion description says, your job is -- figure out implement the last 27 recommendations this is my job. can in positions be done as captains. all of the people's highest level service rank was captain. and may be i know the fear about bumping this is you e lim nit commander and bump dun it captain the captain are full. we being temp grow the ranks and captain androus commander. and grow this rank. a thought i will take off line with you. >> okay. question? >> thank you. chair chan

. - of the fire department? - right, first deputy commissioner is the official title, right here, right. - [interviewer] okay, and where are we, what city? - new york. (laughs) (slow piano) when you have a department, whose men and women are expected to be ready at any moment to put their life on the line... (sirens and horns) to go to the aid of a stranger, even when it means that you may put yourself in harm's way, actually, in dire peril, i don't think you can pay people to do that job. there has to be something beyond money that makes them do that. the thing that sets the firefighter apart is that it's he or she who, when the bell sounds, goes to do whatever is necessary to help the person who called them. no matter what we do, no matter how well we train, no matter how good our equipment is, no matter how hard we try, no matter what, the time will come when we will lose another firefighter. (sirens in distance) - bill feehan was "the father of the fire department", that's what we nicknamed him up in the off

of our department. not saying anything about the rest of the membership but the k-9s are very much appreciated. thank you very much for that as well. that's all i have, chief. >> thank you. >> madam secretary. >> item 5, presentation and update from the asian firefighters association. members from the asian firefighters association to provide a update and presentation on their afinity group. >> thank you very much stan lee. thank you very much for attendeding tonight. the members on the back of the room as well as the retired chief as well, paul chin for your participation. you got to recognize the wife there all the time, so thank you very much for that. alright. welcome. >> thank you. my name is stan lee, the president of asa. we have been busy since the last time i talked to you. we have been at numerous outreach programs, community events and actually i made a video for you to watch for that. the video starts when i last seen you guys in may 7, we did the 5k heritage run, where we basically follow a

weiss to have conversations with the department.ade clear that if he wanted to bring a case into the jurisdiction he would be able to do that. the way you do that is you have to get an order called a 515 order and he and his letters made clear he understood he would be able to do that. >> can you tell us about any briefings or discussions that you personally have had with mr. weiss regarding any and all federal investigations of hunter biden? >> i will say again, i promised the senate that i would not interfere with mr. weiss -- >> i'm just -- under oath today your testimony is you have not had any discussions with mr. weiss about this matter? >> under oath my testimony today is that i promised the senate i would not intrude in his investigation. i do not intend to discuss internal justice department deliberations whether or not i had them. >> oh, okay. so your testimony is you're not going to tell us whether you've had discussions with mr. weiss. >> my testimony today is that i told the committee that i would not interfere. i made

in the in your department or any department is goes that direction. this is under know imperative the next few years it dress this. example one of my disappointments no offense to the committee or the chair or mir is this we did in the make strict enough cuts when we good next year will be i disaster. i don't understand i get the notion you need to have arm's length and review from what inspector produce and internal affairs report this is this thick or this thick. and -- somebodying update chain reviews it i don't know this person has to be a commander. if my if the and suspicion description says, your job is -- figure out implement the last 27 recommendations this is my job. can in positions be done as captains. all of the people's highest level service rank was captain. and may be i know the fear about bumping this is you e lim nit commander and bump dun it captain the captain positions are full. we being temp grow the ranks and captain androus commander. and grow this rank. a thought i will take off line with you. >> okay. question? >> thank you.

works for the justice department. >> i am sorry. you don't recollect whether you have talked with anybody at f.b.i. headquarters about an investigation into the president's son? >> i don't believe i did. i promise to the senate when i came before for confirmation that i would leave mr. weiss in place, and that i would not interfere with his investigation. i haven't kept that promise -- i have kept that promise. have you had personal contact with anybody at the baltimore field office on hunter biden? >> no. >> u.s. attorney david wiess told senator lindsey graham "i had discussions with departmental officials regarding potential appointment under 28 section 550 which would have allowed me to file charges in the district outside my own without the partnership of the local u.s. attorney." with whom did he have those discussions? i will not get into the internal deliberations of the department. >> but you must, this is important. we have oversight with possibility over your department and need these answers. >> it is appropriate for mr.

the department of homeland security is a very large department and we are uniquely situated. >> how long have you been with the department of homeland security? >> about 3 1/2 months. >> all, only 3 1/2 months. >> yes. >> in your experience in your career, have you dealt with document production before? >> i spent nearly a decade as a senate staffer so i've been on the receiving end. >> when you are on the receiving end and you saw documents like this, did it frustrate you? >> yes, it did. >> because he really wanted to get some information to understand and hold to account the department you are talking to and get some transparency out of the department, is that right? >> i consider the role that i'm in right now the opportunity of a lifetime and i can appreciate the frustration. i am committed to working with you and your staff to get you the information you need. >> win can you commit to get this committee or the staff the information about what exactly is behind the veil here. >> with respect to redacted information, it's often a case by case basis. putting a specific timeline, i am

for the department justice. my objection is not specific to qualifications for the particular individuals have been nominated my objection instead is a fact we live in an era where the department of justice is for politics as much as justice and that's unacceptable. the doj has been defined by -- this she is justified by selective prosecution of the leader of the opposition a man running against joe biden for president denies this course i'm speaking of donald trump. this unprecedented double standard will likely be prosecuting donald trump leaving the president and his family completely and touched is a reason why the department of justice public confidence has completely collapsed in an recent mbc survey shows 35% american people approve of the department justice which is a radical difference from where it was just if years ago. the constitutional duty of his body to provide the doj nominee. my real theory, i do want to be here not to one to be objecting to these nominees but what i'd like much less with the f

welcome to the hearing on oversight department of justice. chair recognizes the gentleman from california to lead us in the pledge. please stand. >> please face whichever flag is most appropriate for your direction. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god with liberty and justice for all. >> chernow recognizes himself her opening statement. the fix is in. even with the face-saving indictment last week of hunter biden, everyone knows the fix is in. 4 1/2 years the department of justice has been investigating mr. by the, an investigation run by david wiess, an investigation that limited the number of witnesses agents could interview, an investigation a prohibited agent from referring to the president as the "big guy" in any interviews they did get to do. an investigation that curtailed attempts to interview biden by giving a heads up. an investigation that noted -- run by mr. weiss where they told the congress three different stories in 33 days. they told this

large department. busy department, and we have a lot of things to see while working here. best job in the world to this day. >> we prep them as best we can. all the experiences and instructors and myself, we again our job is to see them-we want to see them be successful. we want to hear good reports. it is like being a parent. i are want to make sure when they leave we want to hear good things and if we don't want also want to check and make sure, what happened? i want to hear from now the probationary firefighter what happened and how we can best support them, because they are not recruits anymore. they are professional probationary firefighters and just because they left the tower doesn't mean we are done with them. i'm more invested in them now now that they are my brother and sister then a recruit because i could be working with them in the field. i found a career i absolutely hundred percent love. it is very rare that you you can find a profession that you can love that much. i'm a public servant. i never want to forget the roots of what we do. we serve the citizens o

. >>> the house judiciary committee and oversight of the department of homeland security and the department of justice public testimony officials took questions dealing with clients with request. this is about an hour and 20 minutes. elected tasha internal affairs and the doj's attorney general for legislative affairs fielded questions on compliance with requests and the reduction process. this is an hour and 20 minutes. >> the subcommittee will come to order. without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any >>> all right. the subcommittee will come to order. the chair is authorized at any time. welcome to today's hearing on compliance with committee oversight. we ask everyone to stand for the pledge of allegiance. >>> i pledge allegiance to the flag in the united states of america with liberty and justice for all. >>> it's the first time we probably been gathered in by cell phone. that's right. i will now recognize myself for an opening statement and welcome to the third hearing of the subcommittee on compatibility oversight. we will work to get answers from the repres

and department of justice are defunded. one trump-like presidential candidate said we should abolish the f.b.i. all together. what would be the impact on america of defunding the f.b.i.? >> defunding the f.b.i. would leave the united states naked to the malign influence of the chinese communist party, the attacks by iranians on american citizens, and attempts to assassinate former officials, to russian aggression, to north korean cyberattacks, to violent crime in the united states, which the f.b.i. helps to fight against, to all kinds of espionage, to domestic violent extremists who have attacked our churches, our synagogues, our mosques, and who have killed individuals out of racial hatred. i just cannot imagine the consequences of defunding the f.b.i. but they would be catastrophic. >> thank you. i wanted to turn to mr. weiss investigation and authority he has been granted to conduct that investigation without interference. you testified to the senate judicial committee on march 1st of this year that david weiss had full

weiss to have conversations with the department. i made clear that if he wanted to bring a case in any jurisdiction he would be able to do that. the way you do that is to get an order signed by the attorney general called a 515 order. he in his letters made clear he understood he would be able to do that. >> okay. can you tell us about any briefings or discussions you personally have had with mr. weiss regarding any and all federal investigations of hunter biden. >> i'm going to say again i promised the senate, that i would not interfere -- >> you have not, under oath your testimony is you have not had any discussions with mr. weiss about this matter? >>> under oath my testimony today is that i promised the senate i would not intrude in its investigation. i do not intend to discuss internal justice department deliberations whether or not i had them. >> oh, okay, so your testimony today is you're not going to tell us whether you've had discussions with mr. weiss. >> my testimony today is i told the committee that i would not interfer

what this department of justice has been doing to transform the department of justice, and that they will pursue the facts on the hunter biden case to the end, regardless of who the president is. that's what i want this a department of justice. i hope that's what the american people want. >> there are urgent talks right now in congress to avoid a government shutdown. just ten days left. hakeem jeffries met with a moderate group. are you on the same page with the democratic leadership and some of the moderate members in your caucus about finding a way out of this shutdown, potential shutdown? >> leader jeffrey met with the progressive caucus on monday evening, so we have had a recent meeting with him. and i think we are all on the same page, which is kevin mccarthy should keep the deal that he made with president biden on funding, but he hasn't done that. he's broken that. he's turn ed the gavel over to marjorie taylor greene. and i think there's a lot of agreement from both republicans and democrats that kevin mccarthy is a weak leader. he has not worked for the american people. we n

what does that say to your members of your department? what does it say to our service members, u.s. troops who would be training, fighting, without pay. and without confidence in this country's governing ability. it's a great distraction. so let me pivot to something i care about and i know you and your department cares about. it is recovery month, and for families like mine with a member in recovery, every month is recovery month, so i thank you for what you are doing on the fentanyl crisis, the overdose crisis, that has claimed 110,000 lives in a single 12-month period. 300 souls a day every day. souls who have died while we were in this hearing every day. what is the department doing to combat the trafficking, to combat the amount of fentanyl on the ground as dea has said, enough fentanyl on the ground right now to kill this entire population multiple times over. tell us about your important work in fentanyl. >> congresswoman, let me begin by saying i share your personal concern and grief over this. i have met with the families of chi

i had wonderful partners through the department of defense within the military department along with the joint staff where dr. friedrich was with a different hat on. we owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to the individuals who are here today who let the bioposture review on a daily basis. along with a doctor who is not with us this morning. i want to give a shout out to many of you here in the room as well as joining us virtually, your intellectual work you are doing as well as the intellectual capital that you brought to the discussions that were hosted by johns hopkins center for health security as well as m.i.t. lincoln lab were instrumental in the beginning phases of our bioposture review in helping us to shape what were the key urgent issues we needed to get after as well as providing us insights and perspective of how to look at these things from a different way. when you read the following words in a better bpr report and you hear us repeating them often now only in -- today but the days to come, the department of defense and the nation are at a pivotal moment in biodefense. a

imagine if we are going your members of your department? what does it say to our servicemembers, u.s. troops who would be training, fighting without pay? and without confidence in this country's governing ability. it is a great distraction. so, let me today to something i care about and i know you and your department cares about. it is recovery month and for families like mine with a member in recovery, every month is recovery month, so thank you for what you are doing on the sentinel crisis, the overdose crisis, that has claimed 110,000 lives in a single 12 month period. souls that have died while we were in this hearing every day. what is the department doing to combat the trafficking, to combat the amount of sentinel on the ground as dea has said there's enough sentinel on the ground right now to kill this entire population multiple times over. tell us about your important work in fentanyl. >> well, congresswoman, let me begin by saying i share your personal concern and grief over this, i have met with the families of children, teenagers

>> the justice department respects the jury's verdict. the decisions in that case were made by agents and prosecutors on the ground. >> reporter: you concerned that enforcement of the face act has been biased towards prolivfers and were asking information to track down the information of such prosecutions, but 126 times versus four times for people who dare to question the issue of life. i'll just -- i'll leave that out there. that's the civil rights division at play. meanwhile, we have, you know, the very liberal progressive groups being targeted out as well. we asked for information about how the fbi informant had gone to a liberal group's prolife mealing and yet we didn't get any response from you. i would ask if you respond to our letter we sent back in march asking about the fbi infiltrating such a meeting. >> i don't know what you're referring to. >> are tax cases require approval no matter what district has venue, yes or no? do tax cases require approval by main justice, no matter what district has venue. yes or no? >> it depends o

and mandate of the department. well is a lot of work ahead of us and what gives me hope on the commission and the staff you have here in this room and all the staff that are not here. i have been leading this work. i think with their support, help with your guidance and with the mayor's leadership and the board support, we will accomplish great things i'm looking forward to the work. >> thank you. other discussion or comments? >> i'm happy that the outcome. i think jue has been a supporter of the commission president department on environment. and it is just history the way he knows the community, the program and his unwaivering commitment to how we execute all the things in san francisco. it is add moirable and i'm pleased and congratulationses, director. no further comment. go to public comment. are there members in the room wish to speak? we will proceed to remote public comment. members who wish to comment on this item press star 3 to be added to the queue. public comment is closed. thank you other kyle. >> the

the department could take. but let me can i just can i finish, see people talk to i mean, commissioner, i see your name in the queue. you're next up and i've got you. don't worry, i won't forget one thing that that captain toomer and i did agree on and that i agree with chief that he just said is that 3.1 does need to be revised substantially. it and i think it absolutely must be a commission led revision process. i think we've already seen a number of issues arise that are concerning. we've got this latest interpretation that would grant the department unlimited time essentially to revise the. so we had the promulgation of unlawful bureau orders and contravention of 3.01. and we've had prior for instances of failure to ask for an extension of time without any excuse, those lapses, i think are pretty serious. i think we need to take i think i agree with chief some 3.1 could be clarified. we should clarify it. but i think the commission absolutely must take the lead on this. this is about the commission, the cor

we heard from the department. we heard from lieutenant jonas about the incredible effectiveness of this law enforcement tool in the 15 months prior to its suspension. it was deployed 46 times, resulted in 82 arrests, 31 guns off of the street, roughly 360 cases closed. and the only downside was a single minor injury. so and not even part of those numbers, not even captured , is the fact that if officers can't deploy spike strips preemptively, then they might have to engage in a car chase, which poses pretty substantial risks to the public. and the officer. so tonight, the commission is going to vote on a resolution which would interpret its own policies to permit the preemptive use of spike strips. and so what this would do is just restore the status quo. officers could continue to use spike strips preemptively as they had been using them before they were suspended by the department and during however long it takes to finish the amendments to the 5.1 through the meet and confer process and to train officers and so

they will collaborate with adult service departments across the state as well as cdsf, department of social services and the county welfare director's association to identify implementation strategies to improve county adult services. they also will monitor policy and initiatives that develop from the state's master plan for aging to support counties they work to implement these initiatives. and also notably will be meeting with funders, including foundations that specialize in adult services to seek out new funding opportunities to support county adult service programs. any funds not expended through this contract during the fiscal year leading up to 25-26 will revert back to the 59th county fund. it is really a wonderful opportunity for adult services departments across the state to receive new focused support, help implementing best practices, and really enhance organizational capacity within adult services departments. so, i am happy to answer any questions that you might have, but on behalf of department of social services, i like to request your authorization to enter into this

welcome to the hearing on oversight department of justice. chair recognizes the gentleman from california to lead us in the pledge. please stand. >> please face whichever flag is most appropriate for your direction. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god with liberty and justice for all. >> chernow recognizes himself her opening statement. the fix is in. even with the face-saving indictment last week of hunter biden, everyone knows the fix is in. 4 1/2 years the department of justice has been investigating mr. by the, an investigation run by david wiess, an investigation that limited the number of witnesses agents could interview, an investigation a prohibited agent from referring to the president as the "big guy" in any interviews they did get to do. an investigation that curtailed attempts to interview biden by giving a heads up. an investigation that noted -- run by mr. weiss where they told the congress three different stories in 33 days. they told this

the department could take. but let me can i just can i finish, see people talk to i mean, commissioner, i see your name in the queue. you're next up and i've got you. don't worry, i won't forget one thing that that captain toomer and i did agree on and that i agree with chief that he just said is that 3.1 does need to be revised substantially. it and i think it absolutely must be a commission led revision process. i think we've already seen a number of issues arise that are concerning. we've got this latest interpretation that would grant the department unlimited time essentially to revise the. so we had the promulgation of unlawful bureau orders and contravention of 3.01. and we've had prior for instances of failure to ask for an extension of time without any excuse, those lapses, i think are pretty serious. i think we need to take i think i agree with chief some 3.1 could be clarified. we should clarify it. but i think the commission absolutely must take the lead on this. this is about the commission, the cor

fire department is lead on scene. they determine if there is a possibility of displaced households and initial the response. by activating the red cross and notifying the d. emergency management. the d. emergency management is really our 73 wide coordination center. they keep a pulse on events this are happening. electronic fires and -- determine if an event may be scaling and up need resources on scene to support the house holds. and reds cross is first point of contact for most when displaced and receiving immediate service. part of our response to activate emergency service. for small or large fires. seen small fires one or 2 households displaced and large with multiple households that require activation of shelter, respite center and serviceos scene. and allows for stream lined access to stabilization service would like house holds to have wron point of contact where they go for support and referrals to agencies or community based organizations for continued support. we provide various supports i will touch a bit

they were very complementary of the department of justice and your work. can you tell us about your important role or america's important role in war crimes, especially in light of your powerful history? >> yes, i'm happy to. so, i have traveled to ukraine twice, to meet with the prosecutor general there. and i'm going to meet with him again this week here, he has met with me several times here. the justice department is pursuing the war crimes from russia's unlawful and unjust invasion of ukraine, to help investigate war crimes over which we have jurisdiction, to help the prosecutor general in ukraine and investigate those prosecutions. i believe the first cabinet member ever to visit the international criminal court of justice to meet with the chief prosecutor to talk about our cooperation in respect to the investigations that they are doing. i have assigned a justice department prosecutor to the investigatory body that has been set up in the hague for the crime of aggression, which she is there now working with the icc, and with an assigned prosecutor t

-- the department of defense. so that's why i introduced my. bob: bill, -- my boil bip -- my. bob: bill my bipartisan bill to help small businesses bridge the gap between creative innovative ideas to help our service members and the time it takes to get to full production capacity. this bill builds on the programs to further increase private sector commercialization of innovations derived from federally funded r&d. i was very proud to see this bill included in this year's ndaa in section 853 of the house-passed bill, and in section 831 of the senate-passed bill and now we just need to fund it. due to its targeted support to small businesses, it's no surprise that the u.s. chamber of commerce has made this effort a top legislative priority and i'm very proud to have their support over the years to make this much-needed change. so what does this amendment do? this amendment would direct $50 million in defense to the defense production acts purchases account to fund the pilot program. funding in fiscal year 2024 woul

is leslie wolf still employed by the department of justice? >> i'm not going to talk about any individuals in the justice department. as i said before, singling out individuals has led to serious threats to their safety. i will say the supervisor of this investigation was mr. weiss. he's responsible for all the decisions that were made. excuse me. many of the things you're saying occurred during the previous administration. i apologize.

in 2021, march of 2021, i sent a letter to the department of justice requesting that the department of justice issue a rule regulating stabilizing braces, one of the braces used in a mass shooting in my community in boulder, colorado, where ten people lost their lives, including one police officer. the department of justice issued a final rule earlier this year on this precise topic. unfortunately, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have made it their mission to overturn this rule. i wonder if you might be able to elaborate on how the rule was drafted and deliberated within the department. >> yes. that horrific event in boulder is one of several examples of use of attachment of a semiautomatic pistol to a stabilizing brace intended to permit its firing from the shoulder. that violates the rule -- the congressional statute against short barreled rifles being possessed without registration. anything under 16 inches. the reason for congress's statute, which i think probably goes back to the al capone era, was the power of such a weapon and the ability to aim such a weapon when s

large department. busy department, and we have a lot of things to see while working here.b in the world to this day. >> we prep them as best we can. all the experiences and instructors and myself, we again our job is to see them-we want to see them be successful. we want to hear good reports. it is like being a parent. i are want to make sure when they leave we want to hear good things and if we don't want also want to check and make sure, what happened? i want to hear from now the probationary firefighter what happened and how we can best support them, because they are not recruits anymore. they are professional probationary firefighters and just because they left the tower doesn't mean we are done with them. i'm more invested in them now now that they are my brother and sister then a recruit because i could be working with them in the field. i found a career i absolutely hundred percent love. it is very rare that you you can find a profession that you can love that much. i'm a public servant. i never want to forget the roots of what we do. we serve the citizens of san fr

we had a control department the securities market, insurance activities and in this department thereaged in the development of the so-called fight against illegal financial transactions. they worked closely with the financial investigations department. but, unfortunately, these isar appraisers who came to us along the line were not satisfied with the fact. uh , our explanations are that we have created a system that still works, and they came away with the conclusion that the existing or established systems in the republic of belarus to combat illicit proceeds, money laundering and terrorist financing are insufficient. quite effective does not fully comply with recommendations. we were recommended to take measures to correct this situation in the near future; in 2003 , a financial monitoring department was created in belarus under the state control committee, and with it the department began to develop its own anti-money laundering system, a set of measures aimed against money laundering and the financing of terrorism. is a center for collecting information on suspicious financial tr

the department's newsletter. it comes out every month and can be found easily on the department's website. this recent issue highlighted two capital projects that we've had presentations on previously at the commission, the historic mission library renovation and upgrade, and the castro muni muni metro station, elevator and plaza renovation and upgrade both of these projects show off the talent and skill of the department's architecture and design teams, and we'll be hearing about both of them again when we receive annual updates on significant, significant capital project contracts that the commission approves in the works also highlighted the department's clean corridors program, an initiative that each week provides a deep, clean and sprucing up of a select commercial corridor in the city . the first phase of the better market street improvement program, which is upgrading the streets and sidewalks of the city's signature boulevard and the july love our city neighborhood beautification day, which took place in

the justice department has task forces on both of these subjects. and have brought in many, many cases on these subjects. on the idea of putting sexually explicit material about children on the web is another area that we are continuing to investigate and to prosecute and to ask the social media to take down from their sites. >> gentlelady's time is expired. >> i guess i'm wondering, mr. attorney general, has anyone at the department told president biden to knock it off? with hunter? you guys are charging hunter biden on some crimes, investigating him on others, you got the president bringing hunter biden around to state dinners. has anyone told him to knock it off? >> our job in the justice department is to pursue our cases without reference to what is happening in the outside world. >> just yes or no, have you done that? >> that is a -- >> so it is a no? >> no one i know of has spoken to the white house about the hunter biden case, of course not. >> i got it. so hunter biden is selling art to pay for his $15,000 a month rent in malibu. how can you