it makes political sense for donald trump to say, well, rosen 1250i rosenstein's going to stay. and as soon as the midterms are over, whether he keeps the house or loses, the house, he lets him go then. that phrase that was used earlier, saturday night massacre by stealth. slow motion saturday night massacre because let's make no mistake. both of these stories, the rosenstein story and the kavanaugh story, what they're about is president trump's fear. >> yes. >> fear that something's going to be found out criminal about him. so see the overall arc of the story. they're both connected. he chose kavanaugh because of kavanaugh's record of saying, well, he's not so sure a president can be subpoenaed. so kavanaugh is protection for him on the supreme court. and this whole business of should rosenstein stay or go is about trying to strangle the mueller investigation. with the cyclonic motion of news today, it's easy to get that's what this is all about. >> very well stated, mr. rather.