Rosenstein Has News Today

The fisher director who is the only person who is independently leading this moving forward when you dont have him doing that you need an outside group doing it. Republicans should call for that shouldnt be a partisan thing. Cnn live coverage of this breaking news is obviously going to be continuing all night. Jake tapper along at 11 00 p. M. Eastern with a special report. First don lemon and cnn tonight with the latest. Anderson thank you very much our breaking news tonight, President Trump bom...

Attorney general rod rosenstein serious about wearing a wire into the oval office. that written by andrew mccabe says rosenstein wanted to collect additional evidence on the presidents true intentions and he thought this might be possible because he was not searched when he entered the white house, criminal defense attorney david bruno joined us earlier to weigh in on this. >> we know from this memo there are two witnesses in the room. do we want to know if he was telling the truth or in just? i...

It was used as the pretext. we dont know what the president wanted the deputy attorney general to say there. as for the 25th amendment and the wire remarks, rosenstein has said that mccabes characterization is inaccurate about lindsey graham is looking into this and says he wants to call for an investigation and get to the bottom of exactly what rosenstein has said. >> absolutely. great to see you. thank you so much. i really appreciate it. a lot to get through on this. joining me now is cnn law...

Trump tower meeting. a very strong personality occupied the white house. i understand that. it seems that the presidents son understands that no one in this trump campaign or the administration is going to do something so important, so potentially influential, without advising the president or seeking his counsel. >> in an interview with "the new york times," president trump says that his lawyers have now spoken to rod rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, and rosenstein has told them that th...

Think he now has a -- were going to have to do two things. we need to have that independent commission as we have put forth and we have to make sure that an independent counsel is appointed by rosenstein. you basically have to have both. one checking each other. i want to ask you about the deputy attorney general. he pointed to comeys pres conference on clinton. but i want you to listen to president trump. >> i respect the fact that director comey was able to come back after what he did. >> it t...

The attorney generals authority and announce that the case should be closed without prosecuti prosecution. >> that was not the position of donald j. frump tloutd the cametle if me any real concerns about deesh twrou agree it was inapprop reed for team eto send that letter to schaung racongre. i love the fact that within this document that rosenstein did he quotes and references a document we put out and sites a former attorney general under the bushed a smin stragz and thats a document we actual...

By the people he is investigating now. so who is in charge? >> that is part of what makes this so extraordinary, don and as of tonight, the former depute a edirector is the acting director at the bureau and its being over seen by ron rosen stein. the person who recommended the firing of comey to the president. theyre still working on this case. its still moving forward. as we reported tonight but stheng of this magnitude could have a chilling effect among the investigators. just the perception a...

Reported tonight. but of course something of this magnitude happening could have a chilling effect among the investigators as you know don there are frohhing calls particularly from exactic lawmakers for independent prosecutor to take over the investigation. and rosenstein has said previously during his senate confirmation hearing that he would indeed appoint a special prosecutor if -- if enact necessary. i wouldnt be surprised if you continue to see these calls. >> um-hum. pamela, you also have...

Counsels probe, deputy attorney general rod rosenstein is the only person standing out there between president trump and robert mueller. his defense of mueller and the justice department have made him a prime target of the right wing. however, rosenstein has -- was also instrumental to the white house in may of last year when president trump decided to fire fbi director james comey. it was rod rosenstein who ultimately drafted that memo that the president used to justify comeys firing. in an exp...