Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has verbally resigned to Chief of Staff John Kelly in anticipation of being fired by President Trump, according to a source with direct knowledge. Per a second source with direct knowledge: “He’s expecting to be fired,” so he plans to step down.
Background: Rosenstein talked last year about invoking the 25th Amendment and wearing a wire during Trump meetings, the N.Y. Times’ Adam Goldman and Michael S. Schmidt reported last week. He denied both allegations.
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SCOOP: Rod Rosenstein has verbally resigned to John Kelly. https://t.co/EoJRxueXvI
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) September 24, 2018
BREAKING/ NBC News: Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein is en route to the White House and is "expected to be fired."
He was summoned just a short time ago to go to the White House for a meeting.
Reported by Pete Williams.
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) September 24, 2018
If the @nytimes is "fake news", why is @realDonaldTrump firing Rosenstein based on a story in the @nytimes ?
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) September 24, 2018
.@PeteWilliamsNBC: If Rosenstein is fired, we are in uncharted territory
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) September 24, 2018
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