>> reporter: good morning. our team has learned the questioning on capitol hill just president's consideration of hours from now. firing rod rosenstein has gained welcome back to "early start," i'm alex marquardt. urgency following the raid of >> i'm christine romans. the office of the president's personal lawyer, michael cohen. 30 minutes past the hour. let's begin with this -- sources sources familiar with the matter familiar with discussions in the say this is one of several options including going so far white house tell senior citizen as to fire attorney general jeff t looks like president trump is considering firing -- tell cnn sessions, as well, that trump has been weighing. it looks like president trump is officials say if trump acts, considering firing rod rosenstein is his most likely rosenstein. he's been supervising special target because installing a new counsel robert mueller's russia deputy attorney general could provide the check on mueller investigation since attorney that trump has been seeking. general jeff sessions recused himself. the president has talked about we should note not all of trump's legal advisers are on board, but others are telling firing all three, sessions, rosenstein, and mueller, talked him that they believe they have a stronger case against about it at various points. rosenstein. the widespread assumption was they believe he has crossed the that federal regulations barred line in what he can and cannot president trump from firing pursue, and they consider mueller directly. himself conflicted since he is a yesterday we learned the potential witness in the special president does not share that counsel's investigation because he wrote the memo that justified firing former fbi director james assumption. listen -- >> does the president believe he has the power to fire special comey. each though trump -- even though counsel robert mueller? >> certainly believes he has the power to do so. trump considered firing him in the past, it's taken on a more >> press secretary sarah serious tone in recent days huckabee sanders did not suggest that president trump is planning