are you aware of communic a lot of people were at the convention it's conceivable that somebody can just a few you let me qualify I if you if I don't qualify it you'll accuse me of lying so I need to be correct as best I can to beon I'm not able to uh be rushed this fast it makes me nervous so did you not consult it before you came before this committee knowing we would ask you questions about that well we talked about it the policy is based did you ask that it would be shown to you the policy is based on the principal that the president sir I'm not asking about the principal I'm asking when you be ask these questions and you would rely on that policy did you not ask your staff to show you the policy that would be the basis for you refusing to answer the majority of questions that have been as to answer the question Senators will allow the chair to control the hearing Senator Harris let him answer