The Trump administration is staying mum about Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's fate.
During an interview on Good Morning America on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders repeatedly declined to answer questions about Rosenstein after reports emerged Monday that he would be leaving the administration, either by resigning or by being fired. Rosenstein and President Trump are currently set to meet Thursday. When asked if Trump told Rosenstein on Monday that he wants him to stay on, Sanders wouldn't say.
Sanders also would not answer a question about whether Trump will fire Rosenstein Thursday if he doesn't resign, saying she doesn't want to "get ahead of" the conversation. But things certainly don't sound great for Rosenstein: When Sanders was asked if Trump has confidence in his deputy attorney general, she also declined to answer, simply saying, "The president has confidence in the system."
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The New York Times reported Friday that Rosenstein has discussed wearing a wire to secretly record Trump, as well as invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office. While Sanders didn't address the Times report directly, she did say there have been a "number of incidents" at the Justice Department and the FBI that have "caused a great deal of concern." Watch Sanders' full interview below. Brendan Morrow
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