investigation and that is the only way this president will be cleared. as he said he will be. why he would want to end the one mechanism to put the questions to rest, people ought to scratch their heads and ask why is that. >> the attorney general rod rosenstein has gotten criticism for referring the latest allegations to the inspector general at justice department and some believe that rod rosenstein caved to the president's demands. how do you see it? >> well he's in a very tough position. and i'm going to refrain from criticizing him. the right answer for any justice department senior official when he is asked for political purposes to provide information in an ongoing investigation, the right answer is go pound sand. we're not doing it. and there was a brief moment when the deputy attorney general said we will not be extorted. well sadly, he was extorted. and so this never should have happened. and now that he's sort of opened the door a crack, the camel's