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They're going to do it possibly in segments, where they'll address the obstruction in one, the counterintelligence matter in another, and what have you. so it's very good journalism and it's a very insightful report in that it tells all the permutations involved in it. but it doesn't really tell us a whole lot about where we are. >> so here's the quote you're talking about. the special counsel also told trump's lawyers that he is preparing a report about the president's actions while in office, it says, and potential obstruction of justice. that's according to two people with knowledge of the ...

He declined to prosecute. he needs not only to determine who has committed criminal offenses, but what is the story behind the entire russian collusion/counterintelligence matter that is on his mandate? so i think that what we're seeing here is a prosecutor who dauntingly is pursuing what he has been obligated to do per his mandate, and it shouldn't be surprising to anybody that gates will feature prominently in that because of the role that he held both in the campaign and with manafort in the private consulting world. >> mark, the president is always saying it's become his rallying cry, no c...

>> martha: tonight, and fbi probe that could be turning criminal with no reports of contact between russia and the trump campaign. what to make of that? the spotlight again on former national security advisor michael flynn. "the new york times" reporting that team trump was aware that he was being investigated before the inauguration at hired him to be there and there and i say anyway. but we should tell you that the white house has come up moments ago and they deny that report completely. they say that is flat wrong. we need to get to the bottom of that. in the meantime, g.o.p. senators emerg...

Justice department's efforts. it's now in the hands of a special counsel who i have full confidence in. the counterintelligence matter goes forward. i hope they won't be in conflict with one another and i don't believe they need to be. >> is it your understanding that rosenstein knew that he was going to be fired before he wrote the memo? >> i'm not sure he said that with clarity. >> is an acceptable nomination of lieberman for you? >> i think he can do a fine job. ultimately, that's the president's decision to make. >> appointing a special counsel, the president says, hurts our country terrib...

Is now leading the special -- who is now the special counsel, was at the fbi -- was at fbi headquarters here in washington, d.c., and he met with some of the top investigators on the counterintelligence matter in this case. we're also told he was briefed on some of the memos that comey had written. some of them are classified, some are not. we're not sure as to which memos he was briefed on, but he was made aware of these memos and we're told that officials expect him, as part of his probe into this case, that he's going to look at possible obstruction of justice. >> and so, shimon, obviously ...