. >> laura from cnn. as you think about the importance and -- of separation >> theys, interaction can't even resist leaking their own draft. >> i saw that draft. i don't know who wrote it. importantates the principle of the rule of law. we make mistakes. the way we operate is if we can accuse someone of wrongdoing, we have to have admissible evidence and be able to prove our case in court and fix our signature to the charging documents. there's a lot of talk about liza applications and many people i see talking about it seem not to recognize what a pfizer application is. it is like a search warrant. in order to get a pfizer search warrant, you need an affidavit signed by a career federal law enforcement. , that person is going to face consequences are rated if not, you can face discipline or even prosecution. that is the way we operate. we have people who are accountable. i don't have anything to say about documents like that that known as the courage to put their name on an leaking that way. there have b

historical details bue i think they made what they thought were principled decisions.ch >> and laura from cnn. thank you so much for doing this. as you think about the importance of separation of powers onen law day, any reaction to the news that certain members of the house freedom caucus have talked about drafting up articles of impeachment, despite their best efforts to comply. >> they can even resistev leaking their own draft. i saw that draft, i don't know who wrote it. it really does illustrate an important principle about the rule of law and theak distinction between the way we operate. we make mistakes, that's not to sayle we are flawless but th way we operate, if we can accuse someone of wrongdoing, we have to have admissible evidence and witnesses andd be prepared to prove our case in court and fix our signature to the charge that commit. that's not something everyone appreciates, there's a lot of talk about pfizer applications in many people that i see talking about it seem not to recognize what a pfizer application is. it's actually a warrant, just like a search warrant. in order

. >> laura from cnn. thank you for doing this. as you think about the importance of separation of powers on the day, any reaction on the news that certain members of the house caucus have drafted articles of impeachment. >> they can even resist leaking their own draft >> can you elaborate on that? >> i saw that draft. i don't know who wrote it. it illustrates the important principle of the rule of law. we make mistakes. that is not to say we are flawless, but the way we operate is if we can accuse someone of wrongdoing, we have to have admissible evidence, credible witnesses and be able to prove , our case in court and fix our signature to the charging documents. there is a lot talk about pfizer fisaications -- applications and many people i see talking about it seem not to recognize what a pfizer application is. it is like a search warrant. in order to get a fisa search warrant, you need an affidavit signed by a career federal law enforcement agent. that is the way we operate and if it is wrong, that person is going to face conse

. >> laura from cnn. thanks so much for doing this, esther deputy attorney general. -- mr. deputy attorney general. as you think about the importance of separation of powers on the day, any reaction on the news that certain members of the house freedom caucus have drafted articles of impeachment. despite your best efforts to comply with their document request? gen. rosenstein: they can't even resist licking their own draft. [laughter] ron: would you care to elaborate on that? gen. rosenstein: i saw that draft. i don't know who wrote it. it illustrates the important principle of the rule of law. the distinction in the way we operate in the department. we make mistakes. that is not to say we are flawless, but the way we operate is if we can accuse someone of wrongdoing, we have to have admissible evidence, credible witnesses, be prepared to prove our case in court and fix our signature to the charging documents. that is something not everybody appreciates. there is a lot of talk about fisa applications and many people i see talking about it seem not to recognize what a fisa a

we're just learning about this and cnn's joe johns is live at the white house to tell us more about it, joe? >> reporter: are you going to starbucks? >> both from laurann as well as "the new york times" and it is about a memo that was written by the former acting fbi director and andrew mccabe relating to his impressions of a meeting he had in turn with the deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein, and some information apparently in this memo about whether rosenstein had, in fact, provided cover, if you will, for the president when he fired the fbi director james comey. it also raises some questions, if you will, about whether that very same situation would have been enough reason for rod rosenstein to recuse himself from the investigation because, in fact, he had become at that point part of it. so new questions, questions about rod rosenstein, questions about whether he can actually be perceived as not having any type of a conflict of interest and interesting point in this investigation, of course, because it gives us a little more of a view about the state of mind of the players right after the fbi director james comey was fired. back to you. >> jo

from reporters. a cnn reporter named laura jarrett asked mr. cans in congress coming after him and trying to gin up support for impeaching him and removing him from office. and in response to that question rosenstein gave the strongest public comments he has yet made pushing back against the kind of pressure he's been under. >> thanks so much for doing

from reporters. a cnn reporter named laura jarrett asked mr. rosenstein about republicans in congress coming after him and trying to gin up support for impeaching him and removing him from office. and in response to that question rosenstein gave the strongest public comments he has yet made pushing back against the kind of pressure he's been under. >> thanks so much for doing this, mr. deputy attorney general. as you think about the importance of separation of powers on law day here, any reaction to the news that certain members of the house freedom caucus have talked about drafting up articles of impeachment despite your best efforts to comply with their document requests? >> they can't even resist leaking their own drafts. >> would you care to elaborate on that? >> i saw that draft. i mean, i don't know who wrote it. i can tell you, there have been people making threats privately and publicly against me for quite some time, and i think they should understand by now the department of justice is not going to be extorted. we're going to do what's

from reporters. a cnn reporter named laura jarrett asked mr. congress coming after him and trying to gin up support for impeaching him and removing him from office. and in response to that question rosenstein gave the strongest public comments he haset

. >> cnn's laura jarrett joining me from the justice department. what is nunes looking for here and what is justice saying about it? >> well, kate in many ways this is just the latest chapter in this ongoing saga between nunes and the justice department over documents related to the russia investigation. but here's why this matters. in the past, when nunes has pushed for documents, he usually ends up getting what he wants. now, in this particular case, we know that he is after documents involving a specific individual who has gone unnamed at least publicly, it is classified, but the justice department has been clear with him, telling him essentially you're not going to get it, this could pose a risk to lives, sources and even an on going criminal investigation. but as we also reported on friday, kate, in many cases nunes presses for documents that he doesn't end up reading. >> so putting that aside, if nunes does hold sessions in contempt, what does that mean for the attorney general? >> well, if he was actually successful in that effort, it could

cnn has. >> laura: now roseanne, the -- this is a tear headline from "the new york times," the problem is that donald trump is a toxic president who amassed his power through a provocation of hate. having a major character on a tv show as a trump supporter normalizes racism and misogyny and of course throw in for good measure, xenophobia. so having a character on the show who supports trump, is racism and misogyny? >> we are's seeing blanket racism being thrown around, and people are confusing roseanne barr, the actor with roseanne conner, who she plays on tv. here's the bottom line on this story. roseanne awakened the entertainment community. it was of middle america, underserved and they were looking for someone to be their voice to. we're going to see it in "last man standing." >> laura: there is too much money to be made to. and giving a voice to someone who is not demonized every five seconds. they are still demonizing the trump and supporters. as deplorables, xenophobes, et cetera. now, jesse duplantis, i have never heard of him. i have never heard of him. what is he up to? >> he says th

cnn the source was not a plant. the briefings on thursday included an appearance by a trump staffer which was questionable. more now from justice reporter laura jarrett. >> reporter: two classified briefings and a surprise appearance by a white house lawyer and now more questions about what comes next as the president's lawyer rudy giuliani says the team needs to know more about the fbi confidential source before they will agree to let the president sit down with the special counsel's office. the anticipation of the meetings and what they would entail was building all week with the guest list changing minute by minute. but then emmet flood showed up raising questions about why the man participating in the defense of the presidency would be involved in a meeting having to do with congressional oversight. the white house is saying nothing to see here. both he and chief of staff john kelly were there for the start of the meeting and did not actually participate in the briefing. on the substance of what they heard, democrats say they have not heard anything to support the theory about the spy or mole embedded in the trump campaign. >> nothing we

laura: worried about ripping babies away from others. let's talk about the illegal immigrant wife who was interviewed on cnn today about whether she was upset about her husband being deported. let's watch. >> i am not upset at our government due to the fact that i am a u.s. citizen and that our laws come first. our laws are broken and need to be fixed but i can't be met at trump for doing his job. >> laura: chris? >> [laughs] how many women did you have to do it -- how many immigrant women did you have to interview to get that clip? i got to know. >> laura: it's a cnn bite. >> i've never heard it before. >> laura: occasionally cnn stumbles on the truth over there. no one's watching but occasionally they actually find someone who has the common sense. her point is that obama -- her point is that donald trump is actually following the law. if you are here illegally, as jeh johnson said, you don't have permission. he said we are not going to give your permission. you are not going to get it. you are violating our laws. chris, go ahead. >> i get that. again, i believe in law and order. i believe in proper immigration. we have all failed in crea

from a gentle mist you can barely feel. flonase sensimist. >> laura: we don't have a last bite. we have a picture. stormy daniels, avenatti, don lemon at cnne they are having a lot of fun. they didn't invite me. is that what objective journalists do at cnn on the weekends? so sweet. shannon bream is up next. >> shannon: i wasn't invited either. maybe they got lost in the mail. anyway, rachel. great interviews. were going to pick it up from here with the fox news alert. we have developments tonight from chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge on operation cross fire hurricane. secret origins of the afghan investigation targeting the trump campaign. the inspector general report and the fbi clinton email investigation. are they leaks coming from those who know they are about to being very big, big trouble? she'll g.o.p. congressman jim j. the freedom caucus in the middle of the tough negotiations.

laura: the headlines, cnn, don, jr., admits he was looking for dirt on hillary. >> and they weren't looking for dirto. on donald trump? there is nothing illegal about that. even if it comes from russian or german, doesn't matter. and they never used it is the main thing. they rejected it. if there was collusion with the russians, they would have used it. >> laura: do you think in the end when you look at all the main flash points, trump tower meeting, stormy daniels payment, the raid on manafort, raid on cohn, is there one thing that is more concerning? >> inability to reach a conclusion and unwilling to recognize the damage this does to our country. there is no reason for this investigation. this was engineered by comey with the report, not the report, the interview thing that he wrote that he should have never revealed,ul which he illegal, through a professor. >> laura: d.o.j. is releasing those documents on that particular professor. >> comey should be under investigation. the clinton people wanted him fired before we did. then this argument she shouldn't be prosecuted. >> laura: do you have any information or sense given your background how these things tend to go, that t