earlier this week on national television, whether you ould call for the white hou to authorize an fbi investigion. each timou have declined to do so. i know you know that the fbi is an agency of men andomen who are sworn and trained law enforcement. in the course of conducting ti background invtions on nominees for the supreme court of the united states and others, are charged with conducting those fwroun investigations because they are l sworn enforcement and they have expertise, and the ability and thry hisf doing that. so i'm going to ask you one last time. are you willing to ask the white house to authorize t fbi to investigate the claims that have been made against you? >> i'll do whateve committee wants. >> and i've heard you say that. but i have not heard you answer a very specific question that has been aske which is, are you willing to ask the white house to conduct an investigation b the f to get ha rtebo wttom ovef the allegation have been levied against you? >> the f would gather witness statements. you have the witness statements. >> i don't want to debate with you h d they their bus