Robert Mueller reports to Rosenstein, but is authorized to pursue the investigation independently.
"While the president has the right to, he has no intention to do so", White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters aboard Air Force One flying back from Wisconsin to Washington DC.
Trump disputed the investigation's credibility.
HORSLEY: And the memo was all about the way Comey dealt with the email investigation of Hillary Clinton a year ago.
Trump wrote, "You are witnessing the single greatest WITCH HUNT in American political history - led by some very bad and conflicted people!"
Rosenstein, 52, has kept a relatively low profile throughout his decades working inside the Justice Department, a fact that likely helped him win bipartisan approval weeks ago when 94 senators voted to confirm his appointment to deputy attorney general. The White House clarification has come amidst reports that Trump is contemplating firing Mueller.
Both actions seek documents Comey told the Senate he created earlier this year immediately after meetings and conversations with the president.
Though Mr Pence was not involved in Mr Trump's presidential campaign, he may be called as a witness in the investigation into links between the Trump campaign team and Russian Federation. Comey said he believes Trump ultimately fired him "because of the Russian Federation investigation".
"I$3 f the president thinks he can fire Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein and replace him with someone who will shut down the investigation, he's in for a rude awakening", Feinstein said, according to Politico.
Cosby Jury Deliberates For Fifth Day
Wyatt said he believed a chat with the couple and their 14-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter would brighten Cosby's spirits. Cosby told a doctor that he had a bad back but did not intend to use them for himself, he said, because they made him sleepy.
His time under Bush, Obama and then Trump made him the longest-serving US attorney in the nation's history when he was confirmed to his current role under Sessions.
"I am being investigated for firing the Federal Bureau of Investigation director by the man who told me to fire the Federal Bureau of Investigation director!", The President wrote on Twitter.
Still, since Trump fired the former FBI director, James Comey, who was overseeing the Russian Federation probe little more than a month ago, the White House comments have stirred concern among members of Congress that Mueller might get the same treatment if the investigation goes against the president.
President Donald Trump says the economy is improving and job numbers are up, despite the "phony Witch Hunt" against him.
President Donald Trump had a good day Wednesday.
Rosenstein would not answer questions Tuesday about his role in Trump's firing of former FBI Director James Comey, May 9. Trump allies will say it's another media-generated firestorm to sabotage their man, but the real reason is that with Trump, anything is possible.
Thursday night, Rosenstein issued an unusual statement complaining about leaks in the case. The firing of Comey may also be a part of the obstruction of justice allegation.
Republicans might be more open to where this investigation goes than Democrats were with Bill Clinton and Ken Starr-look at all the investigations they have opened even while in the majority.
In a statement late Thursday, Rosenstein cautioned Americans against "accepting as true any stories attributed to anonymous 'officials, ' particularly when they do not identify the country - let alone the branch or agency of government - with which the alleged sources are supposedly affiliated".
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