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He was also a little confusing talking about how he doesn’t sign off on FISA anymore, that he was only doing it because position that normally does was then empty. It was just funny the way he said it.

-- He was also a little confusing talking about how he doesn't sign off on FISA anymore, that he was only doing it because position that normally does was then empty. --

I wasn't paying close attention to his answer, beyond his refusal to say one way or the other if he read it before he signed it.

"Attorney General" means the Attorney General of the United States (or Acting Attorney General), the Deputy Attorney General, or, upon the designation of the Attorney General, the Assistant Attorney General designated as the Assistant Attorney General for National Security under section 507A of title 28.

50 USC 1801(g), defines "AG" for purposes of running the FISA process.

RR also responded poorly to the question about his personal conflict of interest in oversight of Mueller's investigation into "obstruction of justice when Trump fired Comey."

One thing I've found over a period of many years, the legal rules are not applied. They are stretched to fit. All of this stuff works on a political level, with some mighty strained application of rhetoric to make it appear as though the procedure followed the rules and applied the law.

Throw the rulebook out. It's like the old saw about the accountant candidate who, when asked by the prospective employer "How much is two plus two?" Closed the door and replied "How much do you want it to be?" He got the job. Same for those in the legal industry. In spades.

I didn’t see all of the hearing with Rosenstein and Wray, but what I did see was startling.

RR, to me, is letting down his guard more and showing his arrogance and self-righteousness for all to see. Seems to be extremely cocky and not trustworthy. His facial expressions are revealing and annoying. His refusal to acknowledge his own conflicts of interest are concerning, probably because he is in more jeopardy if he recuses. Where is the difference between RR and Stryozk’s attitude?

Wray seems to be weak, and following a prepared script. Disappointing. Hope I’m wrong about him.

Thanks to you both, I really value both of your contributions and insights.