mr. gonzales carrying an envelope and mr. card. they came over and stood by the bed.ttorney general very briefly. then mr. gonzales began to discuss why they were there, to seek his approval for a matter. and explain what the matter was. >> but he expressed his reluctance or he would not sign the statement that they -- give the authorization they had asked. is that right? >> yes. and as he laid back down, he said but that doesn't matter because i'm not the attorney general. it is the attorney general and he pointed to me and i was just to his left. >> incredible story meets capable story teller. comey's testimony at that hearing was cited by president obama when he nominated him to be fbi director in 2013. he's used other hearings to press his views on everything from urban policing to apple iphone enkripcryption. so the news today, the confirmation that comey will testify before the senate next week, tees up the most anticipated event in the american political life since probably 2016 election night. it also sets a one week deadline for the white house to make any fo