Trump Discussed Firing Rosenstein But Denies Bid to Oust Mueller
- Bannon urges president to dismiss Deputy Attorney General
- Former strategist also advocates use of executive privilege
Trump Discusses Firing Rosenstein But Denies Bid to Oust Mueller
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President Donald Trump discussed firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein with White House aides on Wednesday, a person familiar with the matter said, as a chorus of Trump’s advisers and allies urged him to thwart the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Egged on by some of his strongest supporters, Trump has taken an increasingly combative posture toward Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation after FBI agents descended on the office and home of his lawyer Michael Cohen on Monday. But he denied trying to dismiss Mueller last year in a Twitter posting Thursday.