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Correspondent, evan perez. what are you learning about the strategy behind calling rosenstein to testify in the coming days? >> well, wolf, now you have the presidents allies in congress, matt gates and mark meadows, now saying they want to bring rosenstein to testify. perhaps as soon as this week about this -- this story in the "new york times" about his comments, allegedly made invoking the 25th amendment and about wiretapping the president. they think that bringing him to capitol hill and mak...

Trump during investigation. the rules do not apply to donald trump. because people like paul ryan and devin nunes say the rules that apply to you and me and 320 million americans dont apply to them. >> weve seen it in such vivid display this week. day after day as well. when paul ryan was asked, do you think this is having any impact on our institutions, he says point-blank, no. but its friday, so lets do a week in review. just this week, its not just what happened yesterday. it was an outing of...

Bob mueller. but it should equally be crossing a red line if he were to fire rod rosenstein as well. >> reporter: and what red line is that? >> its a red line in terms of totally turning the rule of law on its head. >> some republicans would see it as a step in the right direction, calling rosenstein conflicted because he wrote the comey memo. they also fume he wont provide his unredacted internal memo detailing the scope of the mueller investigation. the president himself again threatening. at ...

Terms of totally turning the rule of law on its head. >> reporter: some republicans would see it as a step in the right direction, calling rosenstein conflicted because he wrote the comey memo. they also fume he wont provide his unredacted internal memo detailing the scope of the mueller investigation. the president himself again threatening. at some point, i will have no choice but to use the powers granted to the presidency and get involved. >> are you afraid of president trump firing you? >> ...

My guess because at that point its untenable. you have a, you have a president who is not respecting the process, not respecting the constitution. he wont do t. >> reporter: he wont? >> no. >> it would be a red line for the president to fire robert mueller. it would be equally a red line if he were to fire rod rosenstein as well. >> reporter: what red line is that? >> it is a red line in terms of turning the rule of law on its head. >> reporter: some republicans would see it as a step in the rig...

Its going on, and i think youll understand this, i have decided i wont be involved. i may change my mind at some point because whats going on is a disgrace. >> i believe attorney sessions my good friend, and rosenstein, who i dont know, i believe they should, in the interest of justice, end this investigation. >> if he asks rod to fire mr. mueller, rod would resign is my guess. because at that point its untenable. you have a president whos not respecting the process, not respecting the constitut...

Constitutio constitution. >> he wont do it. >> no. >> it would be equally crossing a red line if he were to fire rosenstein as well. >> and what red line is that? >> well, its a red line in terms of totally turning the ru rule of law on its head. >> reporter: some republicans would see it as a step in the right direction, calling rosenstein conflicted because he wrote the comey memo. also saying he wroent present his redacted itternal memo detailing the mueller investigation. the president himse...

But it should equally be a red line if he were to fire rod rosenstein as well. >> reporter: what red line is that? >> it is a red line in terms of turning the rule of law on its head. >> reporter: some republicans would see it as a step in the right direction, calling rosenstein conflicted because he wrote the comey memo. they also fume he wont provide his unredacted internal memo detailing the scope of the mueller investigation. the president himself again threatening, at some point, i will hav...

And rosenstein who i dont know, they believe they should in the interest of justice end this investigation. >> if he asked rod to fire mr. mueller, rod would resign, thats my guess because its untenable at that point. you have a president who isnt respecting the process, not respecting the constitution. he wont do it. >> reporter: he wont? >> no. >> it would be a red line for the president to fire bob mueller. but it should equally be crossing a red line if he were to fire rosenstein as well. >>...