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On any president's team. the department of justice is charged with defending the constitution and enforcing the law. so their role in our society is ensuring that no one is above the law. and that means staying away from very complicated and politically fraught conversations like this where the president inappropriately, immorally, and in fact perhaps illegally, pressed rod rosenstein whether he is on his team or not. this is exactly the sort of thing that special counsel robert mueller would be looking for in an investigation into potential obstruction of justice. >> former fbi commey said he...

The former national security adviser pleaded guilty to making false state m ments to federal investigators last year. it is common for sentencing hearings to be delayed until the government believes a person has fully cooperated. >> there's a lot to break down. here to help us out, dken. is this another example of president trump attempting to obtain loyalty from the justice department? because couldn't one argue that this one is a little bit gray? couldn't one say, this is how president trump talks. you're my guy, right? you're on my team. you're my wing man. >> absolutely. viewed on its own ...

Gloria, i want to bring you into the conversation here. "the washington post" piece, he says, "trump appearing frustrated and at times angry has complained to confidantes and aides why he cannot simply give orders to my guys at what he sometimes calls the trump justice department." can this be trouble for trump in saying this? trump justice department? that is not how the justice department functions in our country. >> that is not only not how the justice department functions, but if you go back to the obama administration and you remember what they did, they skewered eric holder when he refer...

If he was going to recuse himself, he should have told me prior to taking office, and i would have quite simply picked somebody else. >> things change. here to talk about it, three journalists who had front seats to the donald trump campaign trail covering him for the 2016 election and who continue to cover him in the white house. robert costa, national political reporter for the "washington post," moderator of "washington week" on pbs, ashley parker, moderator for the "washington post," and jonathan lemiere, washington reporter for the "washington post." we're happy to say all three are polit...

Job of the attorney general is to serve and protect the people of the united states, and that is exactly what he will do and do better than anybody else can. >> i am disappointed in the attorney general. he should not have recused himself. if he was going to recuse himself, he should have told me prior to taking office, and i would have quite simply picked somebody else. >> things change. here to talk about it, three journalists who had front seats to the donald trump campaign trail covering him for the 2016 election and who continue to cover him in the white house. robert costa, national poli...