someone i know. i like him. it's nice to see him standing up for the department, the institution. there is a separation of powers that must be maintained. some of what the department of justice does under rod rosenstein conducts some of our very most sensitive investigation, political corruption, counter corruption. that needs to remain confidential. >> he's not always been an enemy of the president. this is sarah sanders last may praising him. >> somebody like the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein who everybody across the board has unequivocally said this guy is man of up standing character and the gold standard that the department of justice. i think there's complete confidence in him and another reason for director comey to be out of way so they can have somebody leading this effort that everybody across the board