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>> the deputy attorney general offered to wear a wire into the white house. he said i never get searched when i go into the white house, i could easily wear a recording device. they wouldnt know it was there. he was not joking, he was absolutely serious. and in fact, he brought it up in the next meeting we had. i never actually considered taking him up on the offer. i did discuss it with my general counsel and the leadership team at the fbi after he brought it up the first time. >> the point o...

White house. he said i never get searched if i go into the white house. i can easily wear a recording device. they wouldnt know it was there. now, he was not joking. he was absolutely serious, and, in fact, he brought it up in the next meeting we had. i never actually considered taking him up on the offer. i did discuss it with my general counsel and my leadership team back at the fbi after he brought it up the first time. >> the point of rosenstein wearing the wire into a meeting with the presi...

I did discuss it with my general counsel and my leadership team back at the fbi after he brought it up the first time. >> the point of rosenstein wearing the wire into a meeting with the president was what? what did he hope to obtain? >> i cant characterize what rod was thinking or what he was hoping at that moment. but the reason you would have someone wear a concealed recording advice would be to collect evidence. and in this case, what was the true nature of the presidents motivation in calli...

Discuss it? absolutely. and by the way, in my own experience, andrea, when prosecutors and agents sit down together on any case they always throw out all of the possibilities. we always do that, and you end up rejecting most and implementing some. so the notion that they wouldnt have discussed it seems more unlikely to me than the fact that they would have. >> before we move on, i want to ask you about rod rosenstein, mccabe made it very clear this was a very emotional time for the fbi. rosenste...

Wire into the white house after comeys firing. rosenstein was so concerned about the presidents motives for firing comby and his connection to russia. >> he said i never get searched when i go into the white house. i could easily wear a recording device. they wouldnt know it was there. >> what did he hope to obtain? >> i cant characterize what rod was thinking or what he was hoping at that moment, but the reason that you would have someone wear a concealed recording device would be to collect ev...