the law. so he has some free reign here and i think it's very important for the american people that we get to the bottom of what happened so then we can move on to 2018 and other elections and know what the facts are so we can protect our elect system. >> rod rosenstein, the person who would be, as you say, responsible for any termination, was pressed by congress about that very issue, and he made it clear that the buck stops with him. of course, he could be dismissed. but did you feel like the assurances that congress received from rosenstein was enough to feel that this special counsel will not be in danger? >> i do. i think so, and then we also heard from christopher ray who did an excellent job at his hearing, the newly nominated fbi director, and he made it very clear that his obligation was to the law and that he was independent of the white house. >> one of your former colleagues, senator jeff sessions, now the attorney general, you hear what's going on in this interview and the