Under persistent questioning from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, the prosecutors declined to divulge details and seemed caught off-guard by the inquiries. At one point, Smith deputy James Pearce said he was "not authorized" to discuss the level of communication that occurred between the attorney general and the special counsel.
"I don't want to make it seem like I'm hiding something," Pearce then said.
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