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>> does the president have the authority to fire rod rosenstein? >> i dont think he has the ability to do it directly. on the other hand, i dont want to give them ideas. if they were to rescind account regulation that. >> youre talking about mueller. i mean rosenstein. >> rosenstein, yeah, yeah. could do that. >> would that constitute in your mind more evidence of obstruction were he to do that. >> im not sure it would by itself constitute obstruction. the question would be, what was his intent ...

To give them ideas. if they were to rescind account regulation that. >> youre talking about mueller. i mean rosenstein. >> rosenstein, yeah, yeah. could do that. >> would that constitute in your mind more evidence of obstruction were he to do that? >> im not sure it would by itself constitute obstruction. the question would be, what was his intent in doing so. but it would play into a narrative that i think leads one to conclude that the president probably has engaged in some obstructive behavio...

Dialogue and how hes perceived. michael, your take? >> frankly, i didnt like that conversation at all. i dont know why its relevant to anything. the only thing that struck me of interest to it was the question of whether or not the president asked him about the possibility of investigating that and comey saying back to him maybe you should think about that. thats the only thing. >> why? >> because the other stuff is just -- >> why did that interest you? >> why did it interest me? because we have...

Pattern, correct? >> thats right. you look at this behavior in the context of multiple other things that the president is accused of having done, asking for a loyalty test from comey, firing comey, asking priebus, his former chief of staff to push back against stories, asking coats and rogers, the national intelligence advisers to intervene with the fbi to put an end to this investigation. all these things create a pattern of behavior which has to be looked at in terms of whether this is obstruc...

Having a tear down that wau party. so we can go back to bipartisanship. >> so you think theyre up to something, theyre hiding from you? >> no, i think its just that their consistent nature of wanting to not bring us in on this investigation and continue to pursue their own. i think obstructive behavior. and actions. and so its unfortunate but its not how our committees ever worked in the past and hopefully, this is only for the next ten months. >> do you have a sense the white house has failed t...

Swalwell who works on the judiciary committee. i want to ask you point blank,j in your opinion, grounds for a second special counsel? and what is your response to the presidents lawyer saying that their call is not about bob muellers probe? >> good evening. no. there are no grounds for this call. it is actually more obstructive behavior and it is not what cooperating with an investigation looks like. this is in furtherance of obstruction weve seen in the past week. the president and his son are ...

Do you think it sent a message in any way to anybody in law enforcement who was there or any of the other representatives, or do you think it was just kind of a perception issue? >> i think it is trying to throw their weight around. yes, i do think it is an effort to try to bully the department of justice. weve heard the president talk openly about bob mueller and rod rosensteins jobs being on the line and that he has the power to get rid of them. anderson, i think the best way to stop this type...