Assassinated shows up at a press conference. Saying a plot to kill him was foiled. A lot of people were in on the plan. The one person that was not, we will tell you in a bit. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im dave briggs. Im christine romans. May 31st. 4 00 a. M. In the east. The crucial question in the russia investigation. Did the Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein provide cover Deputy Attorney generjegeneral rosenstein provided cover for Andrew Mccabe . A secret memo in the hands of robert mueller. That said mccabe wanted russia mentioned in the recommendation to fire comey. Doing so could be problematic for the president. Rosenstein cited comeys handing of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. The president and allies have used the role in the comey firing to suggest he should have recused himself over the Mueller Investigation. The Justice Department declined comment. President trumps lawyer Rudy Giuliani out front of the Mueller Investigation over the timeline to g