were fired or to resign. that follows a line of secession. noel francisco, great name, the solicitor general, he is next in line. he s a known conservative, he is expected to do trump s bidding, regarding the probe. but, when it comes to the deputy ag job, the president wants rosenstein to resign, if he wants him out. why? because if he resigns, then trump can immediately replace him with someone else, with the title acting deputy ag. no need for confirmation. no need to deal with congress. delays, doubts, we see what s playing out with kavanaugh. and let s be honest, the president s record with picking people to do big jobs doesn t exactly inspire confidence. however, no early christmas present for noel if the president utters his signature phrase, you re fired. why? in that case, there has to be a nomination, a confirmation process. that s what happens if rosenstein is fired.
avenue. anderson, i ve been told by multiple sources that there is a very big concern that the president fires rod rosenstein, it is going to energize democrats in the upcoming midterm elections. democrats who are already motivated to vote. and that the president was advised of this over the weekend. that there s a real risk, political risk, to firing rod rosenstein. he s already mindful of the fact that he could really take a shellacking in this upcoming midterm election cycle so that might be part of the reason, anderson, why we have not seen the president who, you know, when he comes to the u.n., he likes to use rhetoric like little rocket man, why he s been very careful talking about rod rosenstein today and for the last several days, anderson. all right. jim acosta, appreciate it. with me now, the new york times correspondent maggie haberman and dana bash. da dana, what does the white house gain by having this or dragging it out on thursday? if the president wants to fire rose
and maybe once again serve up this move as their best reason to impeach. i can hear it now. first it was comey and then rosenstein. what if he pushes rosenstein to give in and resign, or if rosenstein has had enough and resigns? then trump gets the easiest path except there would still be this stink in the form of speculation that he forced rosenstein out, and maybe the push ploy doesn t work. maybe rosenstein doesn t want to let go of the biggest job he ll probably ever have, and he doesn t want trump to take over the probe, seeing as how he s the one who saw the need for it in the first place and picked mueller. so what does that leave? nothing. trump meets rosenstein. the deputy a.g. appears to kiss the ring at the white house on thursday. trump seems like the bigger man. let s stop right there. imagine the value in that shocker. i tell you, after thursday, the president had the chance to fire and let s be honest
achieved. i would just i think there s choreography on both sides if we want to be really honest here, karen, stick with me, i m going to have to come back, we have much more of this interview coming in. outfront for us next, all eyes on kavanaugh s wife ashley, what she is now saying about the allegations against her husband. and solicitor general, noel francisco, if rosenstein is out, he could become a household name. sometimes bipolar i disorder can really get you going. but mania, such as unusual changes in your mood, activity or energy levels, can leave you on shaky ground. help take control by asking your healthcare provider about vraylar. vraylar treats acute mania of bipolar i disorder. vraylar significantly reduces overall manic symptoms,. and was proven in adults with mixed episodes who have both mania and depression.
it. but then today pure utter and confusion, that s the on way to describe it, as the president seems more than happy to let the uncertainty linger. in the meantime, republicans are pouncing, the president s attorney saying, if rosenstein goes, the russia investigation should pause. i think it s really important that there be a step back taken here, and a review, and i think it s a review that has to be thorough and complete, and a review that has to include an investigation of what has transpired with all of these statements and all of these allegations, going back to. and basically a time out on this inquiry. not just a time out, on capitol hill, one of the president s closest allies, mark meadows seized on the reports about rosenstein to further discredit the justice department, whether or not the latest reports on rosenstein are true, one thing is clear. what is happening at the department of justice is a