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Rosenstein Says He Wouldn't Fire Special Counsel Without Good Cause

The deputy attorney general told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday that he would only consider firing special counsel Robert Mueller "if there were good cause" — even if an order comes from the president.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein testified before a Senate subcommittee Tuesday morning. / Tom Williams / Getty Images

Updated at 12:40 p.m. ET

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Tuesday that even if President Trump told him to fire Robert Mueller as special counsel overseeing the Department of Justice investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, he would not follow the order unless he thought there was good

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