chuck grassley demanding answers from deputy attorney general ron rosenstein and fbi director christopher ray, records of the intercepted calls between flynn and russian ambassador kislyak and the agent who took notes during the interview with michael flynn that led to his guilty plea for lying to federal agent. the issue came up during fbi director james comey's bookstore. >> did you tell lawmakers fbi agents to believe michael flynn was lying intentionally to investigators? >> no. i don't know what -- maybe somebody misunderstood something i said. i didn't say that. shannon: there is the possibility someone in donald trump's campaign was a secret fbi source. catherine herridge tells us what she is hearing tonight. >> reporter: a source close to the matter says there is a renewed interest by congressional investigators in the 300 page testimony from glenn simpson, the cofounder of fusion gps. the story behind the unverified trump dossier. the senate judiciary committee is ranking democrat st. diane feinstein unilaterally leased the transcript the details business relationship with former

ron: mr. deputy attorney general, thank you very much for participating in this event today. i would like to begin with a question that is on everybody's mind. [laughter] gen. rosenstein: uh oh! [applause] -- [laughter] ron: i would appreciate a clear and direct answer. [laughter] ron: to set the record straight. how do you pronounce your last name? [laughter] [applause] ron: is it rosenstein or rosenstein? gen. rosenstein: there is no right answer. my family, my father pronounces it stein. other relatives pronounce it steen. i will answer to either one. [laughter] ron: you agreed to do this public interview with no screened questions in advance. in the presence of the press. and without any reservations, other than pending cases. the question i have is why? [laughter] gen. rosenstein: i couldn't turn down this invitation. particularly on law day, which is very significant to me, and my career. -- i've devoted my career to the law and the rule of justice. i think it's important for us to take opportunities like this to get out the word about the rule of law to explain what it means and why it is critical to our democracy. ron: i think it would be a fair statement to s

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they say deputy attorney general ron rosenstein has said repeatedly we don't put a lot of stock in anortherny and nunes to accommodate their requests. are they working with you? >> yeah. i think that rod rosenstein the deputy attorney general has a real chance here to clean this mess up for the american people. he really can step in and clean it all up. i think, you can make sure. nobody is asking for sources, right? nobody is asking for sources. nobody is asking for methods. let's lay all the cards out on the table. here is what happened and how this counter intelligence investigation was opened. brian: two years a president, whether you voted for him or not, has been hamstrung by a process that's making it impossible for him to move forward. >> they never had any evidence of colluding with russians then you have to ask yourself why did they open this investigation. steve: great question. that's why you want to hear about the source. >> nice to be here in person. ainsley: more "fox & friends" in two minutes. best fitting diaper. pampers cruisers with three-way fit. they adapt at the waist,

general. is it the presidents belief that ron rosenstein. >> i'm not aware of any belief of that. >> i have not seen a specific document, but we do not have any personnel announcements and we are continuing to move forward with the department of justice. >> there are questions about james shaw junior. has the president, has he called him? is he planning to meet with him? he has been talking to the heroes. he said something about james saw -- james shaw junior. there hasrstanding been an outreach effort to bring them here to the white house. i will bring you more information on that. do these issues support those who offer questions about the president's legitimacy? >> i'm not sure i follow the question but i think the fact , that millions came out and voted for an content to support this presidency makes him a pretty legitimate. affecting the president's thinking of the iran certainly the fact the deal was made under false pretenses. and also is problematic. the president has been clear he thinks the deal is one of the worst we've ever seen and we will keep you posted when he's made a final dec

general. gen. rosenstein: earlier this year -- ron: earlier this year, there was a first amendment case involving the university of california at berkeley. the interests at stake was a -- a charge ofnt fees fort controversial figures who spoke in conferen -- who spoke on campus. i would like to read you a passage from that statement of interest filed by the doj. it says the united states has an interest in protecting the individual right there in tbyte the first amendment. mindful of those words, can you explain to us what -- say a few words about them. the heart of the question i want to get to is, would you comment on a recent story from buzz feed about the language of press freedom from the internal manuals? can you tell us why they felt the need to do so? gen. rosenstein: thank you for answering -- for asking that question. that particular conjecture was made last fall. i don't know if someone saved it. talking point.at doj illuminates first amendment from the manual, but it is -- doj eliminates first amendment from the manual. but it is referred to the media policy. rewrote the we manual. we did

about the fact that she only shared it with one friend, ron rosenstein knew he actually shared it with more than that, and yet the deputy attorney general remained silent. and when a number of us brought up the fact that there were reductions of material facts back in january, rod rosenstein again was silent. perhaps he is not silent when it comes to spinning his narrative. even today we continue to see leaks come out of the department of justice and fbi spinning a narrative that quite frankly is not supported by the facts. it is time we get to the facts. it is time we appoint a second special counsel. i think the leadership of all of those who have cosponsored -- it is time for transparency, and it is time to allow the american people to know the truth. >> fbi james comey has been fired, fbi director of counterintelligence -- fbi counsel lisa page demoted and reassigned. what did all these fired, demoted, and reassigned people do in the obama administration? they ran the clinton investigation and ran an investigation into president trump's campaign. what did they do? they took this dossier, interested up -- dressed it up, took it to a

if he believes being asked to do his job is extortion ron rosenstein should alaw us to find a new deputy attorney general in transparency. >> mark meadows is right. the other fundamental problem is you have an attorney general in name only. attorney general sessions is nowhere to be found. because he recused himself. he can't do the basic fundamental job there and as long as you have sessions sitting on the sidelines you have rosenstein running the department of justice and he is not cooperating with congress. >> bill: i know why you did your job well now. >> you could see why i got fed up. >> bill: you believe in the role of congress as it relates to the department of justice in this matter and oversight. >> abraham lincoln was known as spotty because he didn't believe what ts president was saying. there is a lot of history here, mr. rosenstein. brush up on it because you aren't doing your job. >> bill: 10 days in italy did you a lot. >> the blood pressure went down but now it's up. >> sandra: a new political ad turning heads this morning showing a candidate pointing a shotgun at a teenager. a closer lo

rosenstein: everyone keeps breaking ron's rule. [laughter] i am condoning it. i will not talk about the mueller investigation. in general, our goal is always to conclude every investigation as expeditiously as we can. certainly, any investigation that i oversee -- i'm not talking about anyone in particular, because i see a lot -- we recognize the need to move them as expeditiously as possible. >> my name is laura greenberg, i'm neither a lawyer or member of the press. gen. rosenstein: welcome. [applause] clearly a concerned citizen. deputy secretary, you said you were not concerned at the beginning about a breakdown in the rule of law and you cited several factors, one of which is cultural integrity and believe -- and a belief that the people who are implementing laws were doing so fairly. if we have a president who is conveying exactly the opposite message and impugning all of those people, many of them, is that not a reason for concern? [applause] gen. rosenstein: as i said, the responsibility for implementing the rule of law is with the department of justice. i understand the point of your question, but you also have

deputy attorney general rod rosenstein firing back at house republicans for drafting articles of impeachment against him, calling the move extortion. congressman ron rudy giuliani, white house press secretary sarah sanders. we ask her about the white house correspondents dinner and dana loesch are all here live. ♪ i was born free ♪ born free ♪ >> i'm not gone that have my client, my president be treated worse than bill clinton. >> he may actually be the perfect person to represent donald trump because he, himself, is not only a gifted lawyer, is he a successful politician. brian: breaking right now, north korea may be preparing to release, get this: three american prisoners. >> these three americans have been transferred to a hotel in pyongyang. steve: a group of republican lawmakers have formally nominated him for the 2019 nobel peace prize. >> the only reason that the. >> in your name is somehow wrong because it's toxic. >> jeff sessions is bringing in more help to stop illegal immigrants from coming into the country. >> we are send ago message worldwide don't come illegally. ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm on my way ♪ an old country lane ♪ brian: ed shearn is gettin