and end of his presidency and he's not going to do that. >> but there's another aspect of this that's important to remember. the seizure of michael cohen's records was not carried out by the special counsel. it was carried out by the attorney of the southern district of new york. even if the president were to fire robert mueller, that investigation goes on. i want to bring in matt miller, former spokesperson for the justice department. let's start with some clarity. since the white house seems to disagree with so many people on this, does the president have the power to fire robert mueller? >> he doesn't have the power to personally fire him. under the regulations, he can only be fired by the acting attorney general. he can only be fired for cause, not because the president is angry baa bust he committed an egregious act in office. even if it et he tries to use his authority to remove him, there's ample precedent that only the official who appointed