quotes, and if they stop the investigation, that's obviously not doing that. so -- and i think he's already floated some names of people that, you know, would probably be people who would not, you know, let the investigation go on. >> having worked in justice, and i'm always fascinated by what the line attorneys and the civil servants in that entity are thinking every day, as they watch all of this unfold, eliot. what would be the reaction, i think, do you think in that building, if the president were to get rid of sessions and replace him with someone who is very clear, explicitly tasked with shutting down mueller? >> as i said, part of what this whole thing stems from is this recusal decision, which was the exercise of sound legal judgment. and i think that what that does is makes attorneys who are doing their jobs and trying to exercise legal judgment feel that the president is now coming after them. it's like an indictment of them, of sorts, for doing their jobs, because at the end of the day, yes, jeff sessions is a political appointee, but he's being criticized not for