essence of the probe. comey believes he was fired because of the russia investigation. donald trump told lester holt he was fired because of the pressure of the russia investigation. this is so zra conian, the president s tweet appeared the president s role may compromise rosenstein s ability to oversee the special counsel s probe. on tuesday, rosenstein was asked if that s a conflict is of interest since he could become a witness as ken instead in the obstruction case against the president. here it goes. you have become a witness in this investigation. do you think there is a conflict of interest there? i m not going to answer hypothetical questions, the reason is i am working with career professionals who know these rules and are responsible for ensuring these rules. i can assure you we will do the right thing and defend the integrity. the news keeps coming, according to abc news, rosenstein discussed recusal, he