process and the rule of law. i can tell you that i had occasion to work in the clinton white house at a time when there were seven independent counsel and one special counsel, all courageously appointed by the then attorney general janet reno. she did the right thing because she needed to make sure those investigations were run and managed by the people that the president could not fire. >> douglas, the group is led by massachusetts attorney general and she called president trump's firing of fbi director james comey, she said it was a violation of public trust. how does this violate public trust? >> well, you know, i think the number one thing that people expect is they expect that the people who are in law enforcement are going to be fair and impartial. look, i've been a prosecutor for