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Rosenstein? >> im talking to him. weve had a good talk. he said he never said it. he said he doesnt believe it. he said he has a lot of respect for me. and he was very nice and well see. >> rosenstein survived, hanging on once again. >> rod is -- hes like shockingly fatalistic. >> now leaving, possibly as the special counsel finishes up on his own terms. >> im headed straight back to washington. but you let the president know that his favorite deputy attorney general was here. [ laughter ] >> an...

Office. >> reporter: he could be mad about it. >> sure. he could be mad about it, as long as hes not trying to influence his conduct. >> reporter: at a recent meeting with the president, rosenstein himself volunteered that the cohen raid did not put trump in any legal jeopardy. but the president remained furious. >> im very disappointed in my justice deputy, but because of the fact that its going on, and i think youll understand this, i have decided that i wont be involved. i may change my mind ...

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? >> ...

Cohen raid did not put trump in any legal jeopardy. but the president remained furious. >> im very disappointed in my justice department. but because of the fact that it is going on, and i think youll understand this, i have decided that i wont be involved. i may change my mind at some point because whats going on is a disgrace. >> i believe that attorney general sessions, my good friend, and rosenstein, who i dont know, i believe they should in the interest of justice end this investigation. >>...

They also fume that he wont provide his redacted internal memo detailing the mueller investigation. the president himself again threatening, at some point i will have no choice but to use the powers granted to presidency and get involved. >> are you afraid of president trump firing you? >> no, im not. >> rod is -- hes like shockingly fatalistic. >> there have been people making threats privately and publicly against me for quite some time. and i think they should understand by now the department...

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...

>> rod is -- hes like shockingly fatalistic. >> there are people who have been making threats privately and publicly against me for quite sometime. and i think they should understand by now, the department of justice is not going to be extorted. >> he is a career public servant. hes a career prosecutor. whatever mr. trump wants to say frankly can only make his reputation go up. >> reporter: even if he gets fired? >> especially if he gets fired. >> that was gloria borger reporting. well be right ...

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...

The president. >> reporter: obama appointee sally yates is a former deputy attorney general fired by trump last year. >> the president cant fire a prosecutor because hes mad that he authorized a search warrant of his lawyers home and office. >> reporter: he can be mad about t. >> sure, he can be mad about it, as long as hes not trying to influence his conduct. >> reporter: at a recent meeting with the president, rosenstein himself volunteered the cohen raid did not put the president in any jeopa...