rob: former fbi deputy director andrew mccabe and rod rosenstein at this point accused of thinking about trying to pull a political coup against the president, but could there backfired intentions expose a deep state within the fbi? jillian: according to the director of fbi counterterror finding out who orchestrated these plans could reveal the operatives. a political party, the democratic party turning harder and harder left which in itself is a major national security risk. we do not know to this day exactly what happened at the fbi when it still existed in the fbi, these kinds of issues, perhaps people appointed by mccabe before we left and we need to get to the bottom of all these things.
fox news alert, rod rosenstein expected to step down as deputy attorney general next month. s departure coming after former fbi deputy director andrew mccabe revealed an inside job to attempt to remove the president from office. rob: griff jenkins live with the latest on all of this. reporter: we have known and reported rosenstein intended to step down when the new attorney general took office but we have a better timeline, mid-march. confirmation, jeffrey rosen currently serving as deputy secretary of transportation, previously served as general counsel, policy advisor for the office of the white house management and budget under george w. bush and for that was general counsel at the department of transportation. this change comes with firestorm created by andrew mccabe who believes he was fired for opening an investigation to look into
socialism is rooted in ignorance of history and human nature. thank you so much, appreciate your time. jillian: 18 after the hour. before moving to syria become an isis bribe, that american woman is pleading to come home. should she be allowed? what the president is doing to this country is unbelievable. the national emergency is trump. we should have an open border. we don t need a wall. rob: i went out and froze my butt off and talked to activists protesting donald trump and his national emergency on presidents day. jillian: coming up. the sounds of silence like new clay stick masks. all mask, no mess. olay hydrating facial mist. for hydration on the go. and our breakthrough brightening eye cream.
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heavy rainfall in the deep south and that icy mix where we can see potential for significant ice on the roadways and power lines across portions of the appellations, interior mid-atlantic region. those areas need to pay close attention and we will have travel delays. when is spring coming? it is coming soon. sometimes feels a little longer. rob: it gets bad, you are so close. the groundhog says early spring doesn t mean instant spring. that is all i have got. rob: thank you so much. jillian: 10 minutes after the hour, the crisis in venezuela front and center as donald trump delivers a blunt warning. why should you care? national security consultant rebecca heinrich explains how it impacts every one of us.