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Trump’s Meeting With Rod Rosenstein May Be Delayed Trump’s Meeting With Rod Rosenstein Delayed Until Next Week
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WASHINGTON — Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein arrived at the White House on Thursday morning for a previously scheduled national security meeting, but an aide to President Trump hinted that a meeting about Mr. Rosenstein’s future could be rescheduled for another day. WASHINGTON — White House officials said on Thursday that President Trump and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein will meet next week to discuss Mr. Rosenstein’s future at the Justice Department.
Mr. Rosenstein’s arrival at the West Wing came as a hearing began on Capitol Hill to hear testimony from a woman who accuses Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, Mr. Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, of sexually assaulting her while they were in high school. The New York Times reported on Friday that Mr. Rosenstein had suggested secretly recording Mr. Trump to document the chaos of the White House in 2017 and had raised the issue of removing the president from office.
The president had said earlier in the week that he wanted to meet with Mr. Rosenstein on Thursday to discuss his future. The New York Times reported on Friday that Mr. Rosenstein had suggested secretly recording Mr. Trump to document the chaos of the White House in 2017 and had raised the issue of removing the president from office. That prompted Mr. Rosenstein to tell senior White House advisers over the weekend that he was willing to resign. On Wednesday, Mr. Trump said that was not his preferred outcome and that Mr. Rosenstein had denied the reports.
Mr. Trump is scheduled to return to the White House around noon on Thursday from New York, where he was attending the United Nations General Assembly. The White House has not said what time the president and Mr. Rosenstein were to meet on Thursday, and there were no public events on his schedule for the afternoon when he is back in Washington. In the evening, the president is scheduled to attend an event with supporters. “I’m talking to him. We’ve had a good talk,” Mr. Trump said. “He said he never said it. He said he doesn’t believe it. He said he has a lot of respect for me, and he was very nice, and we’ll see.”
Initially, Mr. Trump had said that a face-to-face meeting would take place on Thursday, after he returned to the White House from three days in New York for meetings at the United Nations General Assembly.
But later, he told reporters that he did not want a meeting to distract from a Capitol Hill hearing on allegations from a woman who accuses Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, Mr. Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, of sexually assaulting her while they were in high school.
In a statement, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, said: “The president spoke with Rod Rosenstein a few minutes ago and they plan to meet next week. They do not want to do anything to interfere with the hearing.”
Mr. Rosenstein arrived at the White House on Thursday morning for a previously scheduled national security meeting. But even as he arrived, an aide to Mr. Trump hinted that the meeting could be rescheduled for another day.
“He will come back here, and there’s a lot on his docket, including the meeting with the deputy attorney general,” Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president, told “Fox & Friends” on Thursday morning, a few hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee began hearing testimony from Judge Kavanaugh’s accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, with Judge Kavanaugh to follow.“He will come back here, and there’s a lot on his docket, including the meeting with the deputy attorney general,” Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president, told “Fox & Friends” on Thursday morning, a few hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee began hearing testimony from Judge Kavanaugh’s accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, with Judge Kavanaugh to follow.
“If it needs to get pushed a few hours or to the next day, maybe it will,” Ms. Conway said of the meeting between Mr. Trump and Mr. Rosenstein. “But they are both committed to speaking with each other and resolving this once and for all.”“If it needs to get pushed a few hours or to the next day, maybe it will,” Ms. Conway said of the meeting between Mr. Trump and Mr. Rosenstein. “But they are both committed to speaking with each other and resolving this once and for all.”
Mr. Trump on Wednesday said he was eager to hear what Dr. Blasey had to say during her testimony. He also said he would consider delaying their meeting to focus on Judge Kavanaugh’s proceedings. Mr. Trump said on Wednesday that he was eager to hear what Dr. Blasey had to say during her testimony. He also said he would consider delaying his meeting with Mr. Rosenstein to focus on Judge Kavanaugh’s proceedings.
“I want to watch. I want to see. I hope I can watch,” Mr. Trump said on Wednesday. “I’m meeting with a lot of countries tomorrow, but I will certainly, in some form, be able to watch.”“I want to watch. I want to see. I hope I can watch,” Mr. Trump said on Wednesday. “I’m meeting with a lot of countries tomorrow, but I will certainly, in some form, be able to watch.”
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination on Friday.
Over the weekend, Mr. Rosenstein told senior White House advisers that he was willing to resign. On Wednesday, Mr. Trump said that was not his preferred outcome and that Mr. Rosenstein had denied the reports about his willingness to secretly tape the president.
“I’m talking to him. We’ve had a good talk,” Mr. Trump said. “He said he never said it. He said he doesn’t believe it. He said he has a lot of respect for me, and he was very nice, and we’ll see.”