Visejustisminister Rod Rosenstein vil torsdag møte foran et samlet Senat og svare på spørsmål om hva som skjedde da FBI-sjef James Comey ble sparket.

Opprinnelig het det at presidenten handlet etter sterk anbefaling fra Rosenstein, men siden korrigerte Trump denne fremstillingen.

The White House initially said that Trump fired Comey on the recommendation of Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. But that claim soon fell apart after Trump himself acknowledged in an interview with NBC News’ Lester Holt that he would have fired Comey with or without the recommendation of Rosenstein.

Disse ulike versjonene har bidratt til å gi mediene vann på mølla.

Rosenstein will likely be pressed by senators on Thursday over his interactions with the White House leading up to Comey’s firing. He and Sessions met with Trump last Monday, the eve of Comey’s ouster. Rosenstein was reportedly unhappy with the White House portraying him as the catalyst for Comey’s firing. The Wall Street Journal reported that he threatened to resign, though Rosenstein himself denied that he considered stepping down.

Rosenstein sitter for tiden sammen med sin sjef, Jeff Sessions, og intervjuer kandidater til å bli Comeys etterfølger.

Rosenstein er føderal statsadvokat for Maryland.

http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/15/just-in-deputy-ag-rosenstein-will-brief-the-entire-senate-on-thursday/

Bildet: FILE PHOTO: Rod Rosenstein, nominee to be Deputy Attorney General, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in  Washington March 7, 2017.  REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo