trump ultimately relied on to fire jim comey, and then the firestorm that ensued over the course of six, seven, eight days of rod rosenstein who had been lauded as sort of a non-partisan u.s. attorney who had served multiple presidencies through different party affiliations, he decided to right the wrong and did one of the most powerful things you can do, which is to appoint bob mueller. i think it is consistent of him to stand up for what he thinks he did that was correct, and i think it was correct. >> you know, it is interesting because this is a lengthy interview that he's granted to the "wall street journal". he says the robert mueller investigation in his words is appropriate and independent. that's clearly in sharp contrast to what the president of the united states keeps saying, including today he calls it a witch hunt, says it is rigged. he also says -- this is very significant -- that the american public will have faith in its findings, the find ins of tings mueller investigation. clearly the president of the united states is not ready to say that. >> well, the president of the united states will have faith in any investigation that doesn't