and that may be the way to get him out. but doj released the memos, so what now? >> i've been told nothing that suggests to me that rod rosenstein's job security is fundamentally changed from the release of those memos. the president doesn't trust him, doesn't like him. wants to get rid of him. very much fixated on that. but, again, it's complicated legally and politically. and that keeps him in this sort of holding pattern. >> all right, jonathan swan of axios, always good to have you on. see you soon. coming up -- why did the president's personal attorney michael cohen drop his lawsuit against buzzfeed over the steele dossier? we'll talk to buzzfeed's editor in chief ben smith ahead on "morning joe." may do to their retirement savings. that's because they have a shield annuity from brighthouse financial, which allows them to take advantage of growth opportunities in up markets, while maintaining a level of protection in down markets.