represent -- i'll say most thoughtful members, republicans -- most thoughtful republican members who represent swing or marginal districts believe director mueller should be allowed to continue with his work uninterrupted, unimpeded. they believe he's a man of integrity, an honorable man, and i think that's true of most of my republican colleagues. they feel the same way about rosenstein. >> what would happen, then, if he tries to fire either rosenstein or mueller? will republicans stand up? stand by them or stand aside as the president, you know, tries to stop the russia investigation? >> hard to say. there will be some members in the conference who i think would stand by the president. some in the very safe ruby red districts. i think most of those members who are more thoughtful and those who are in more vulnerable political situations certainly would understand the gravity of the situation. and not only from a political standpoint, but from -- from the perspective of protecting our system of justice and the integrity of it. >> so when you say stand up,