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Taking memos at the time important discussions and interviews took place. why do you think the house republicans, donald trumps most fierce and partisan allies in the congress, why do you think they want them so badly and how far do you think rosenstein and the justice department is willing to go to protect anything that jeopardizes national security? >> well, one concern ive had with deputy attorney general rosenstein, nicolle, is they seem to be more willing than in previous administrations to...

Tumultuous times we live in. a government official said if rod goes, its a serious blow to the justice and the department of justice. >> yeah, i mean, i get that. i dont necessarily disagree. i just know that we are all irreplaceable until the day that we are replaced by somebody who else is irreplaceable. its not a good day for justice if rod rosenstein is fired. despite my public criticisms of him, i hope he stays. i do think that hes fulfilling an important role. but the justice department wi...

>> hallie mentioned it, the kavanaugh questions for the president in this news conference that we expect to be under way in a little less than two minutes is only half of the big picture of crises theyre juggling. the otherw one is the fate of rd rosenstein. i understand hes made a decision not to resign and is at peace with whatever will be will be, but what does the department hear from the president of the united states about rosenstein and the justice department? >> you know, unfortunately, ...

Meets with donald trump remember to discuss his own future at the department. the meeting at the very least, is likely to be unpredictable. white house aides stress that they believe that the only way rosenstein would leave his post is if he resigns. while justice department officials say they believe he would have to be fired. a potentially problematic action by trump that could be interpreted by mueller and his investigators as obstruction of justice. joining the conversation now is former u.s...

Constantly being assaulted by the political leadership of a country that is supposed to be in the business of strengthening them. >> after the break, the other showdown in washington tomorrow. donald trump sits down with rod rosenstein, the number two justice department official and the man in charge of the mueller probe. - [narrator] the typical vacuum head has its limitations, so shark invented duo clean. while deep cleaning carpets, the added soft brush roll picks up large particles, gives fl...

Tomorrows hearing. >> jeff flake gave a remarkable speech and in this swirl on this crush of news with the rosenstein meeting tomorrow, the kavanaugh and ford testimony tomorrow, it shouldnt be missed that jeff flake asserted himself as the conscience of the republican party, maybe of the senate today. >> yeah, he really did. he tried to set the tone for tomorrow, reminding everyone of the humanity of the people involved. there will be two people sitting in front of the cameras, in front of the ...

Joyce, but i think that its more -- they want to score political points. they want to bring down the justice department. they want to bring down the investigation into potential ties between donald trumps campaign and russia. and their tactics, if were to believe what theyve done in the past is what theyll do in the coming days, they probably want to continue to impugn the integrity of muellers investigation. >> thats right. thats been their goal all along. i wish they would have attacked the al...

Speaking. >> its calmed, relatively speaking. he seems to be serving an important role as a buffer between the white house and mueller investigation. let me tell you one mistake i think were making. we tend to talk about these events in personal terms. what happens if mueller goes or rosenstein goes. were really should be talking about the institutions. steve schmidt made an important point earlier. they are weakening. but theyre not weak. these institutions have an enormous gravitational pull o...

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