Colbert: Trump Firing Rosenstein Bec. He Wouldn’t Fire Mueller Would Just Be Like Watergate

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
COLBERT: "Earlier this week, a personal friend says Trump considered firing Mueller. And Trump could do it. He'd just have to order Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to fire Mr. Mueller. If Mr. Rosenstein refused, Mr. Trump could fire him, too. Of course, that would be almost exactly what Nixon did in Watergate's "Saturday night massacre." So, in a way, very presidential. So why did Trump float this firing idea through his friend? Well, word is, Trump thought that "The possibility of being fired would focus Mueller on delivering what the president desires most: A blanket public exoneration." And now, he's under investigation for obstruction. I guess that threat of firing... Backfired... So Trump just hurt himself with what one White House insider called, "This cockamamie scheme to get Mueller to play ball."