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>> well, wow. i have great respect for adam schiff. hes a stalwart, but im not sure i understand the logic of what hes suggesting there. that -- for me, that would be a take-home question. >> i gotcha. i think hes saying if you -- i think hes basically saying call him at his bluff, and hes calling it obstruction of justice if he -- you know, if he continues to meddle in the investigation or if he fires him, hes saying its -- its obstruction of justice. >> well, yeah, that -- you could certainly ...

Much more preoccupied with what was happening with brett kavanaugh and the drama surrounding his nomination than he was with rod rosenstein. and thats not what rose nlstein saw coming, which is what led to so much of that chaos today. >> well, hes stood behind brett kavanaugh saying, you know, hes a good man. this is a smear campaign. so you set me up because were going to talk about that when we come back. when we come back, i want to talk about the other big drama that has the white house and ...

And of course there are -- depending on your point of view here, obviously there are other things that have happened that could be construed as obstruction. im saying that as a layman. and i suppose if rosenstein were fired, you know, that could be the case. now, if rosenstein ostensibly, in air quotes, voluntarily resigns, then maybe thats -- you know, that casts a different light on this issue. >> i think that might be tough because then he gets to determine what he can and cannot say. if they...

And thats not necessarily an insult because nixon was a very experienced politician, and he was basically a smart person. but where theyre similar is president nixon, he didnt want to just beat his political opponents. he wanted to destroy them and the same way with donald trump. in that case, they are similar. but, you know, this is a different time here in the second decade of the 21st century. and the country has changed a lot. you know, in these theories of evolution, we talk about what happ...

Rosenstein quit first? two major stories. huge consequences. both coming to a head on thursday. so lets discuss now with two iconic journalists. dan rather, the host of "the big interview" on access tv, and carl bernstein, cnn political analyst. good to see both of you. thank you for coming on this evening. so, dan, republican senator susan collins tweeted this today, i am very concerned by he reports that deputy a.g. rosenstein will either be fired or forced to resign. so it seems like republic...

Bernstein, cnn political analyst. good to see both of you. thank you for coming on this evening. so, dan, republican senator susan collins tweeted this today. i am very concerned by reports that deputy a.g. rosenstein will either be fired or forced to resign. so it seems like republicans are very concerned about a variety of things. why arent they acting on that concern, though? >> well, its a little lack of courage, but i think were ahead of ourselves. i will say, don, oscar wild once wrote tha...

Obstruction. im saying that as a layman. and i suppose if rosenstein were fired, you know, that could be the case. now, if rosenstein ostensibly, in air quotes, voluntarily resigns, then maybe thats -- you know, that casts a different light on this issue. >> i think that might be tough because then he gets to determine what he can and cannot say. if they fire him, maybe they can set the terms. maybe if he just quits, hell say, look, i can say what i want. im a free agent. who knows? who knows? w...

Proper evidence. ever since he has been suppressing the evidence of his wrongful conduct by withholding documents sought by, and drink congress. rosenstein should go. while there is an investigation into whether he was trying to solicit people to undertake the 25th amendment wiretapped the president. that needs to be investigated. >> steve: i agree. i was interested with people say there is a split with a fox or sean and hannity saying calm down, dont fire him now, other saying he should go now....

>> because they have lived it. its what happened during trumps election campaign. >> in this case the latest revelation, theres nobody to corroborate it. its always something that jurors consider. this is a political exercise i realize but, we do borrow some principles from the law. while thats a foundation of democracy is presumption of innocence. when you listen to people like senator jell-o brand of new york who stood in front of the cameras and pronounce that the accuser was telling the trut...

Bit. we have really good stuff for that later in the show. she think at the end of this time its not provable is it? >> there is not a prosecutor in this country that would take these cases to court. its not a criminal investigation. but there is little to no evidence. you want to hear from this and they have bent over backwards and adjusting the rules of the senate to accommodate her. private do we do it in california or washington, d.c. but you dont come into the negotiation and start to say t...