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Rosenstein? >> i'm talking to him. we've had a good talk. he said he never said it. he said he doesn't believe it. he said he has a lot of respect for me. and he was very nice and we'll see. >> rosenstein survived, hanging on once again. >> rod is -- he's like shockingly fatalistic. >> now leaving, possibly as the special counsel finishes up on his own terms. >> i'm headed straight back to washington. but you let the president know that his favorite deputy attorney general was here. [ laughter ] >> and will be gone as soon as a new attorney general is confirmed, probably around mid february. g...

Bob mueller. but it should equally be crossing a red line if he were to fire rod rosenstein as well. >> reporter: and what red line is that? >> it's a red line in terms of totally turning the rule of law on its head. >> some republicans would see it as a step in the right direction, calling rosenstein conflicted because he wrote the comey memo. they also fume he won't provide his unredacted internal memo detailing the scope of the mueller investigation. the president himself again threatening. at some point, i will have no choice but no to the use the powers granted to the presidency and get i...

Terms of totally turning the rule of law on its head. >> reporter: some republicans would see it as a step in the right direction, calling rosenstein conflicted because he wrote the comey memo. they also fume he won't provide his unredacted internal memo detailing the scope of the mueller investigation. the president himself again threatening. at some point, i will have no choice but to use the powers granted to the presidency and get involved. >> are you afraid of president trump firing you? >> no, i'm not, congressman. >> rod is -- he's like shockingly fatalistic. >> there are people who hav...

They also fume that he won't provide his redacted internal memo detailing the mueller investigation. the president himself again threatening, at some point i will have no choice but to use the powers granted to presidency and get involved. >> are you afraid of president trump firing you? >> no, i'm not. >> rod is -- he's like shockingly fatalistic. >> there have been people making threats privately and publicly against me for quite some time. and i think they should understand by now the department of justice is not going to be extorted. >> he is a career public servant, a career prosecutor. w...

>> rod is -- he's like shockingly fatalistic. >> there are people who have been making threats privately and publicly against me for quite sometime. and i think they should understand by now, the department of justice is not going to be extorted. >> he is a career public servant. he's a career prosecutor. whatever mr. trump wants to say frankly can only make his reputation go up. >> reporter: even if he gets fired? >> especially if he gets fired. >> that was gloria borger reporting. we'll be right back.