Trump says has no plans to fire Justice Department's Rosenstein

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he does not plan to fire Rod Rosenstein, the Justice Department official in charge of the federal investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

"No I don't, no," Trump told reporters when asked if he had plans to fire the No. 2 Justice Department official. Rosenstein was flying with Trump on Air Force One after widespread speculation just weeks ago that Trump could fire him after a news report that he had questioned Trump's fitness and wanted to record conversations with him.

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Writing by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Lisa Lambert)

You May Also Be Interested In

• Sovereign debt plummets as inflation fears push yields to multi-year peaks
• Microsoft reveals Azure cloud sales in financial reporting shift
• BYD vehicle sales climb 18% in August as record exports outweigh China decline