special counsel when it comes to this investigation of the russian interference in our election and any involvement by the trump campaign. mueller is widely respected. he is smart. he's principled. most of us who know him and have worked with him for years believe he will always put the country first. that's critical for credibility. mr. rosenstein answered a lot of questions today but also deklaind declined to answer a lot as well because of his concern to interfere with the investigation by director mueller. we left with more information but not all of the information that we were seeking. >> based on what you heard today, sir, do you believe that the deputy attorney general knew before he wrote that memo that james comey was going to be fired? >> yes. >> what was it that he said that led you to -- >> he knew it the day before. >> was he pressured into writing that letter? >> no. >> we heard from senator graham