By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/white-house-mum-on-whether-trumps-confident-in-rod-rosenstein Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter White House mum on whether Trump’s confident in Rod Rosenstein Politics Sep 25, 2018 9:37 AM EDT WASHINGTON — White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders is leaving unclear whether President Donald Trump has confidence in the No. 2 man at the Justice Department. Speaking Tuesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Sanders was asked whether her boss has confidence in Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein after a report that he suggested recording Trump and removing him from office. “The president has confidence in the system,” Sanders replied. FULL INTERVIEW: @PressSec Sarah Sanders talks Rod Rosenstein and Brett Kavanaugh with @GStephanopouloshttps://t.co/6JDZCLXdif pic.twitter.com/V3sSB6qGTa — Good Morning America (@GMA) September 25, 2018 Rosenstein denied the report that first appeared in The New York Times. He expected to be fired on Monday, when he met with John Kelly, Trump’s chief of staff. Instead, Rosenstein and Trump talked on the phone and questions about his future were effectively tabled until Thursday. Rosenstein oversees special counsel Robert Mueller and his probe into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign. READ MORE: The giant timeline of everything Russia, Trump and the investigations We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
WASHINGTON — White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders is leaving unclear whether President Donald Trump has confidence in the No. 2 man at the Justice Department. Speaking Tuesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Sanders was asked whether her boss has confidence in Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein after a report that he suggested recording Trump and removing him from office. “The president has confidence in the system,” Sanders replied. FULL INTERVIEW: @PressSec Sarah Sanders talks Rod Rosenstein and Brett Kavanaugh with @GStephanopouloshttps://t.co/6JDZCLXdif pic.twitter.com/V3sSB6qGTa — Good Morning America (@GMA) September 25, 2018 Rosenstein denied the report that first appeared in The New York Times. He expected to be fired on Monday, when he met with John Kelly, Trump’s chief of staff. Instead, Rosenstein and Trump talked on the phone and questions about his future were effectively tabled until Thursday. Rosenstein oversees special counsel Robert Mueller and his probe into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign. READ MORE: The giant timeline of everything Russia, Trump and the investigations We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now