FBI/GOP/JAMES COMEY/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has agreed to meet with top House lawmakers to discuss recent reports that he proposed secretly recording President Donald Trump during the tumultuous period after Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey, according to a Justice Department source. The agreement to brief lawmakers on the episode comes amid a clamor from Trump’s top allies in the House to haul Rosenstein in for an interview, possibly under the threat of a subpoena. The DOJ source said Rosenstein had agreed to the briefing prior to any subpoena threats being leveled by GOP leaders. It is expected within the next two weeks. It’s unclear, though, whether the session will be part of a formal House GOP investigation into allegations of misconduct by FBI and Justice Department officials in 2016 and 2017, part of a probe Republicans say is exposing anti-Trump bias but that Democrats accuse of intentionally undermining ongoing investigations into Trump and his campaign’s contacts with Russians.”
–Kyle Cheney, “Rosenstein agrees to meet with lawmakers over allegations he wanted to secretly record Trump,” Politico, September 28, 2018 9:59 am