There’s been a lot of debunking going on today. Among the claims at hand are reports that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein threatened to resign because the White House allegedly tried to “pin” the Comey firing on him:
Deputy AG Rosenstein threatened to resign over WH depiction of Comey firing https://t.co/GoQ4ufRevQ pic.twitter.com/pJwTQXReEU
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) May 11, 2017
DAG Rosenstein threatened to resign after WH narrative cast him as prime mover to fire Comey, @SariHorwitz scoops https://t.co/02V82yiUV9
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) May 11, 2017
I am told Rod Rosenstein was so upset w/ the White House for pinning the Comey firing on him yesterday that he was on the verge of resigning
— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) May 11, 2017
According to Rosenstein that’s not the case:
Deputy AG #Rosenstein says he didn't threaten to quit over #Comey #FBI firing https://t.co/s4ODR9Qkme @MichelleMacTV @LeandraB_sbg pic.twitter.com/x4U3pjJePo
— Liz McKernan (@LizMcKernan) May 11, 2017
The DOJ has also said Rosenstein didn’t threaten to resign:
DOJ on the record: Rosenstein did not threaten to resign
— Laura Jarrett (@LauraAJarrett) May 11, 2017
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