the united states cannot obstruct justice. the president of the united states is the chief executive of the united states, he wants to fire the fbi director, all he has to do is fire him. >> is there any truth to that? >> there is no truth to that. it is true that the president is ahead of the executive branch and can make personnel decisions, but he's suggested to other parts of the constitution. article 2 mandate that is the president takes care and the law is faithfully executed. he needs to enforce the law and cannot fire anybody for any reason. he could not fire someone because of race or religion, that would violate the constitution. newt gingrich is being disingenuous and the president is not above the law. >> it is suggested that he's h