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Rosenstein has not resigned, still U.S. deputy attorney general: source Full text: Trump to meet with Rod Rosenstein Thursday after conflicting reports about deputy attorney general's departure So...
Rod Rosenstein has not resigned and is still serving as U.S. deputy attorney general, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.
Rosenstein had a previously scheduled meeting at the White House at noon on Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter. He is still the deputy attorney general and he attending a “substantive meeting” in that capacity, the person said.
The person confirmed that the topic of resigning did come up in discussions with White House Chief of Staff John Kelly over the weekend, but said the Axios report that Rosenstein had officially resigned was incorrect.
So this seems to be the White House muddying the waters. If DAG Rosenstein departs, how he gets replaced will depend on whether he was fired, or had resigned. Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998
Yes, even NYT has updated this with another story just 2 hours after the story I initially posted. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/24/us/politics/rod-rosenstein-justice-department-trump.html
Yes, even NYT has updated this with another story just 2 hours after the story I initially posted.
WASHINGTON — President Trump will meet with Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, on Thursday to discuss reports that Mr. Rosenstein talked about invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Mr. Trump from office, Sarah Sanders, the press secretary, said on Monday.
The announcement came just hours after the revelation that Mr. Rosenstein was considering resigning, which set off a flurry of speculation about who would replace him at the Justice Department, where Mr. Rosenstein oversees the Russia investigation.
https://act.moveon.org/event/mueller-firing-rapid-response-events/search/
Rosenstein has not resigned, still U.S. deputy attorney general: source
Full text:
Trump to meet with Rod Rosenstein Thursday after conflicting reports about deputy attorney general's departure
So this seems to be the White House muddying the waters. If DAG Rosenstein departs, how he gets replaced will depend on whether he was fired, or had resigned. Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998
Yes, even NYT has updated this with another story just 2 hours after the story I initially posted.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/24/us/politics/rod-rosenstein-justice-department-trump.html
Outline.com link
Related story: Trump could find an ally in Noel Francisco, Rosenstein’s replacement.
Latest story from NYT(outline link): Trump Says He’s Open to Keeping Rosenstein at Justice Dept.