At Least For Now, Congressional GOPers Aren’t Pushing For A Rosenstein Firing

September 25, 2018 1:43 p.m.

As Allegra Kirkland notes, a handful of House Freedom Caucus Republicans are calling for Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to testify before Congress under oath. They’ve called for similar things before, including Rosenstein’s impeachment.

Notably, however, no one — not even these ultra-conservative usual suspects — is calling for Trump to fire Rosenstein on Thursday.

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