The following exclusive article by Pamela Pere and Laura Jarrett was posted on the CNN website February 1, 2018:
Washington (CNN) — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein visited the White House in December seeking President Donald Trump’s help. The top Justice Department official in the Russia investigation wanted Trump’s support in fighting off document demands from House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes.
But the President had other priorities ahead of a key appearance by Rosenstein on the Hill, according to sources familiar with the meeting. Trump wanted to know where the special counsel’s Russia investigation was heading. And he wanted to know whether Rosenstein was “on my team.” Continue reading “Exclusive: Trump asked Rosenstein if he was ‘on my team’”