Trump Says Mueller, Rosenstein ‘Are Still Here,’ Blasts Russia Probe
- President cites Russian mercenary deaths as sign he’s tough
- Says White House gave 1.4 million pages to investigators
Rod Rosenstein Told Trump He Is Not Probe Target
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President Donald Trump said Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Special Counsel Robert Mueller “are still here” despite talk that he would fire them, and he predicted a quick end to the investigation into Russian tampering with the 2016 election.
“They’ve been saying I’m going to get rid of them for the last three months, four months, five months,” Trump said Wednesday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. “And they’re still here. We want to get the investigation over with, done with, put it behind us. And we have to get back to business.”
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Trump Says Mueller, Rosenstein ‘Are Still Here,’ Blasts Russia Probe