base th -- feeling that trump is getting an unfair shake and they wasn't -- they want to focus on other things, plr -- particularly hil clinton. and i kind of see his behavior daring trump to fire him and knowing that would spark a constitutional crisis, that would only further problems for the administration. we saw him be kind of defiant when he was out to dinner with rosenstein and other movements that he's made. and also it is notable that he was on the cover of "time" magazine this week. >> if anything will get him fired, it is gracing the cover of the magazine when donald trump wants the covers for himself. but it is difficult for donald trump to fire the attorney general which is why he hasn't done so up until now. >> it is difficult but the president laid the predicate for this. he said i want a cabinet that agrees with my view.