Conflicting Reports Swirl About Rosenstein – Sarah Sanders Clears Them Up, Sorta…

Ok folks, so as I told you earlier, it was being reported that Rod Rosenstein submitted a “verbal resignation” as of this morning.

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins tweeted that a “senior official” confirmed that report.

A senior official confirms Rod Rosenstein has resigned to John Kelly.

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) September 24, 2018

And the AP joined in by saying he was “expecting to be fired.”

BREAKING: AP Source: Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein is expecting to be fired, heading to White House Monday morning.

— The Associated Press (@AP) September 24, 2018

But then conflicting reports surfaced:

A source close to Rosenstein disputes the Axios report that Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein has verbally resigned, @LauraAJarrett reports. The source says that Rosenstein expects he is being fired.

Noel Francisco, the solicitor general, would take on oversight of the Mueller probe.

— erica orden (@eorden) September 24, 2018

HUUUH?

So did he, or didn’t he?

Lots of conflicting reporting from sources close to Rosenstein saying he will NOT resign and is waiting to be fired.

You sure about your source here?

— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) September 24, 2018

I’m sure he offered to resign to the chief of staff.

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) September 24, 2018

So DID he resign? Or did he OFFER to resign?

Was his OFFER accepted?!

WHAT IS GOING ON?!

Now NPR is saying he has NOT resigned:

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein expects to be fired but has not resigned, a source close to Rosenstein tells NPR. https://t.co/nHMui2VcBo

— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) September 24, 2018

But he’ll be fired?

.@PeteWilliamsNBC reports on @MSNBC that Rod Rosenstein is on his way to the White House. He has been summoned to the W.H. The W.H. is saying Rosenstein will resign. But it’s Pete’s understanding that he will not resign and that if the W.H. wants him out, he’ll have to be fired.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 24, 2018

DEAR LORD.

SARAH!! HEEEEELP!

Statement on Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein: pic.twitter.com/yBgAydv9oR

— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) September 24, 2018

Ok… Thanks. But I need more than that. I guess we’ll know FOR SURE on Thursday.

It’s MONDAY MORNING, folks. (at least Pacific time, it is.)

This week’s going to kill me.