But the second person now says Rosenstein is still the deputy attorney general and no formal resignation was tendered. “At the request of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, he and President Trump had an extended conversation to discuss the recent news stories,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement. Other media reports said that the deputy attorney general expected to be fired. Trump cited Rosenstein’s letter in firing Comey, although he later said it was because of the Russia investigation. Rosenstein named Mueller as special counsel after Trump fired Comey, who had been overseeing the investigation.

Source: thestar September 24, 2018 18:18 UTC