not even true. i just wanted to play the exchange for you and for our viewers. here it is. >> do you believe he has the power to fire mueller? >> certainly believe he has the power to do so. >> you said the president believes he has the power to fire robert mueller because usually, most legal experts believe he would have to hire rosenstein to fire mueller and rosenstein could refuse. >> i know a number of individuals in the legal community and including at the department of j department of justice that he has the power to do so. but i don't have any further announcements on -- >> they told me. i've asked. they said it's rosenstein only has the power to fire special counsel! again, we've been advised that the president certainly has the power to make that decision. i can't go anything beyond that. >> look, it's significant on many levels. one, according to the regulations, she's wrong. the special counsel may be disciplined or removed only by the action of the attorney general.