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Russia investigation. the president and his allies in congress have been hammering rosenstein over this mueller inquiry, and the house has given the deputy attorney general until july 6th to turn over some sensitive documents related to that investigation. some house republicans have floated the threat of holding rosenstein in contempt of congress, a potential first step to his possible impeachment, if he doesn't comply with this request. this afternoon, trump was asked about that. >> i think the whole thing is going to work out. i think that he'll give what is necessary. i really believe it's...

Going to do the right thing and keep this investigation going as he has unless they continue to attack him and actually fire him. and that would lead to a huge public outcry by republicans and democrats. so i think he's much more on the prosecution side and in defending mueller and the special prosecution going forward. >> josh, i got to say just looking at him, i hope the guy has a supportive family and a hobby because he is under as much pressure as any public official right now that we've seen. and, josh, because you've been around a while, when you read about in mike schmidt's story the ge...

So this is not somebody wet behind the ears, unfamiliar with the interaction between the white house and the justice department and how to manage it. and so there ended up being two camps. a number of people thought that rosenstein had just made a serious error in judgment in how to handle this situation. and some others thought he had made some kind of deal that it was some effort to ingratiate himself by writing this letter, to ingratiate himself to the white house for reasons that are not entirely clear. i think partly as a result of that one week or so in may, he finds himself really in a ...

Information -- >> you're the boss, mr. rosenstein. >> that's correct, and my job is to make sure that we respond to your concerns. we have, sir. >> so, guy lewis, in normal times, a career prosecutor at the justice department, a republican for all we know, would enjoy ample air cover from the white house. this appears to be whatever the opposite of that is. as a former fed yourself, how does this guy, who you know, hang on? >> ron, i got to tell you it was a tough week without question for rod. the hearings were brutal in the sense of you really did have a career republican former assistant u....

Used at the top of the broadcast, how does that strike you? >> well, i know that a lot of rosenstein's friends were mystified by the situation that he found himself in, in may of last year. he's a veteran bureaucratic operator in the justice department on nearly three decades. so this is not somebody wet behind the ears, unfamiliar with the interaction between the white house and the justice department and how to manage it. and so there ended up being two camps. a number of people thought that rosenstein had just made a serious error in judgment in how to handle this situation. and some others...