Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in a Sunday interview said President Trump has not directed the Justice Department to “investigate particular people.”
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in a Sunday interview said President Trump has not directed the Justice Department to “investigate particular people.”
During an interview on “Fox News Sunday, ” host Chris Wallace asked Rosenstein if he viewed Trump’s recent comment that prosecutors should be probing Hillary Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton Congress wants Trump Jr. phone records related to Russia meeting Zuckerberg hires top Clinton pollster amid rumors of presidential run: report Democrats’ new ‘Better Deal’ comes up short for people of color MORE ’s deleted emails as an order.
Trump tweeted about the need for more investigation last Saturday, directing his comments toward Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Sessions Kelly called Sessions to assure him job is safe: report Overnight Regulation: Senate confirms Trump pick to labor board | Court lets states defend ozone rule | Regulator seeks input on changing ‘Volcker Rule’ US attorney fired by Trump sends well-wishes to new FBI director MORE and special counsel Robert Mueller.
“If the president wants to give orders to us in the department, he gives that to us privately. And then if we have any feedback, we provide it to him, » he continued.
Wallace pressed the issue, asking if Rosenstein would say if the president has given the Justice Department an order to investigate a specific matter.
“I won’ t, Chris, ” Rosenstein said. “But I can tell you the president has not directed us to investigate particular people. That wouldn’t be right. That’s not the way we operate.»
