loretta, i think you should recuse yourself. my problem was she had already announced it publicly that she wouldn't and that she would accept my recommendation. and so at that point what do i do? and i decided at that point i have got to step away from her. >> bret: fast forward a lot of people are upset how it comes out and how you take control. it leads to rod rosenstein. he cites this in what you did as a reason for recommending your firing. did you go on after that recommendation you write a letter to congress to announce the case we opened because more classified emails had been found on anthony weiner's computer. you said it was, last night, a tough choice between concealing or coming forward, a really tough choice. but there are authorities in new york who are saying fbi hq was slow-walking that case and weeks went by without any action. did you know that andrew mccabe, your deputy, had sat on that revelation about the emails? >> yeah, i don't know that. i don't know that to be the case. i do know that new york and fbi headquarters became aware that there may be some connection between weiner's laptop and the clinton