and now we get analysis from four people with extensive experience in government and the law: george terwilliger served as deputy attorney general under president george h.w. bush. gregory craig, former white house counsel to president obama. john carlin served as assistant attorney general for national security at the department of justice from 2014 until october of last year. and carrie cordero served in the justice department under presidents george w. bush and obama, where she worked on matters of national security. let's take a closer look now at some of the revelations from today's hearing, beginning with what comey said he couldn't answer publicly. it starts with a question from committee chairman, senator burr. >> in the public domain is this question of the "steel dossier," a document that has been around out in for over a year. i'm not sure when the f.b.i. first took possession of it, but the media had it before you had it and we had it. at the time of your departure from the fbi, was the f.b.i. able to confirm any criminal allegations contained in the steel document? >> mr. chairman,

george terwilliger served as former deputy attorney general and acting attorney general under president george h.w. bush. walter dillinger served in the clinton administration as assistant attorney general and acting solicitor general. and, carrie cordero. she served in the justice department under presidents george w. bush and obama, where she worked on matters of national security. now, first, one issue today was former f.b.i. director comey's testimony about a february meeting in the oval office, when everyone else left, and the president asked him to stay. democratic senator mark warner today pressed attorney general sessions on that. >> mr. comey's testimony last week was that he felt uncomfortable when the president asked everyone else to leave the room. he left the impression that you lingered, perhaps a sense that you felt uncomfortable about it as well. >> well, i would just say it this way. we were there, i was standing there, and without revealing any conversation that took place, what i do recall is, i did depart. i believe everyone else did depart, and director comey was si