on the other hand they say rosenstein expressed his concerns in this letter and that very day it so moved the president that is what led him to fire comey. >> the letter really is a ludicrous pretense for this action. >> you think that's cover for the action. >> the reason i say that is indeed that actions that are the subject of this complaint -- and i was critical of director comey at the time for the way he did the clinton e-mail decision not to prosecute. he made the announcement. he made statements in the press, which are a violation of normal rules that apply to prosecutors. he justified it in the hearing that he had recently by saying it was a matter of intense public interest. but still, as critical as i was, i did not consider it a reason to fire him then and ten months afterward, donald trump actually