evidently just last week had gone into the justice department asking for more resources saying he wanted to push this investigation forward. i think believing the just s department was going to support him and help make that happen, an investigation that would help get to the bottom of the issue of donald trump, the trump campaign and the russians. >> reporter: did you think this was a coverp? >> i think there's just no doubt given the typing. the reason comey was fired is that donald trump wants to cut off any investigation into any connections that he has with his campaign and connections to the russians. >> reporter: the justice department denies that rosenstein actually asked for more -- that that was asked for more funlds. >> well, if the justice department wants to deny that, then my view is that the