according to federal regulations the special counsel may be disciplined or removed from office only by the personal action of the attorney general. but according to the white house, the president has been advised he, he can terminate robert mueller all by himself. >> does he believe he has the power to fire special counsel robert mueller? >> certainly believes he has the power to do so. >> most legal experts believe he would have to order deputy attorney general rosenstein to fire mueller and corefuse. >> i know a number of individuals in the legal community and including at the department of justice said he has the power to do so but i don't have any further announcements. >> they told me, i've asked. they said it's rosenstein oversees is the special counsel and only he has the power to fire the 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. >> we've been advised the president certainly has the