clear that jeff sessions message to don mcgahn look if this occurred you would have a revolt on your hands in the justice department. and that would be a real problem. and that sessions was very happy to learn that in the meeting that rosenstein had with the president last friday in which we are recording that rosenstein apparently told the president that he had no legal jeopardy in the michael cohen case, that the president was pretty happy with that news and maybe with rosenstein. maybe now he won t fire him. and zwref sessions will be happy. rich, would be it a problem politically for the president if he fired rosenstein and sessions quit? yes. yes it sure would. anything i does to move against mueller almost any form now would risk causing a semi collapse in his justice department. he won be able to get confirmed aj or a deputy ag to replace him. so it would be a crisis of legislate macy in his justice department.
anything i does to move against mueller almost any form now would risk causing a semi collapse in his justice department. he won be able to get confirmed aj or a deputy ag to replace him. legitimacy in his justice department. even though he is irritated at the probe obviously, hates the way it widened out there is no good alternative other than weathering it. are you surprised to hear satisfactions going to bat for rosenstein. a little bit. except it s his deputy he should support him. it s heartening to see that sessions doesn t seem to be buying into the narrative of some of the trump surrogates that rosenstein has already done things that warrant his firing. at least to me he supports him to that extend which is good. kim. i m glad to hear rich say it would be a bad thing. because i think in the minds of too many people especially people who support trump, firing rosenstein wouldn t be as bad as