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Conversations with the president. because in one of the hearings last week that was a point where they would not go and would not touch. as i ask that question rod rosenstein is on the topic now. the deputy attorney general who pursued the special counsel with bob mueller. that's where we are right now. let's check in. >> including violation of departmental policies. the attorney general shall inform the special counsel if writing of the specific reason for his or her removal. as i understand, mr. rosenstein, in this matter you are actually the one exercising hiring and firing authority becaus...

>> yes. i appreciate that question. at the last hearing i attended, i explained it would require a long time to explain exactly why i am confident that he has full independence. the short answer is, though, that regulation as you may know was written and implemented during the clinton administration under the authority of attorney general reno. i know the folks who wrote it to deal with these sort of situations and i'm confident that he will have sufficient independence and it's theoretically possible the attorney general could fire him. the chain of command for the special counsel is only dir...

Was honest misunderstanding of the nature of a question about his relationship with ambassador kislyak which in my view was harmless and routine. nevertheless the answer he gave about how many times he met or was acquainted with or came across ambassador kislyak, he gave the answer under oath and it is inconsistent with the factual record. right off the bat his back is to the wall. what does he do when there is a conflict in his brain about how do i answer this question? it could help me and hurt the justice department, help the justice department and hurt the president. he is a very bright la...

>> one final question because i'm over time. if you become a witness in this investigation do you think there is a conflict of witness there? >> i won't answer hypothetical questions. i'm working with career professionals who know the rules and are responsible for enforcing the rules and i can assure you that we'll defend the integrity of this investigation. >> put before the committee the recusal and how it works. you have to worry about not referring to an investigative process. the public deserves to know how it all plays out. i can't imagine you can't describe it even in the abstract so we...

Difficult issues for him to try to navigate today. not the least of which is how many times he met with russian officials and didn't fully disclose those during his testimony in his confirmation hearings? i think you can let him off the hook for perjury. the way the question was asked months ago was different. now they will be much sharper, more finely honed question for him and i think he volunteered to come. he said i want this to be public and want to do it on my own terms. clearly he knows that the democrats are going to be loaded for bear and firing from a lot of different angles i would ...