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The drama, explained.","textStyle":"titleTextstyle", "type": "text"}, {"identifier":" anf-heading- i", "layout": "dekLayout", "role":"heading", "text":"Dueling leaks told many different stories on Monday.", "textStyle":"dekTextStyle", "type":"text"}, {"additions": [{"URL":"https://www.vo x.com/authors/andrew- prokop", "range": {"length":13,"start":3},"type™:"link"}],"identifier":" anf-byline- i","layout"™:"bylineLayout", "role": "byline", "text":"By Andrew Prokop | September 24, 2018 2:30 pm", "textStyle":"bylineTextStyle", "type":"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-header- 1","layout":"headerImageLayout", "role":"header", "style":"_anf-cs- i","type":"container"}, {"identifier":" anf-caption- i","layout":"captionLayout", "role":"caption", "text":"Rod Rosenstein leaves the Whit House Monday, still deputy attorney general 4€" for now.", "textStyle":"captionTextStyle", "type"™:"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-caption- 2","layout":"captionLayout", "role":"caption", "text":"Alex Wong/Getty Images", "textStyle":"captionTextStyle", "type":"text"}, {"additions": [{"URL":"https://www .vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/9/24/17896576/rod-rosenstein-resignation-mueller- noel-francisco", "range": {"length":14,"start":107}, "type™:"link"}],"identifier":" anf- body-1", "Layout": "bodyLayout", "role": "body", "text":"The political world went into a frenzy Monday morning as various reports suggested Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein 4€" special counsel Robert Muellerd€™s boss 4€" was out. Some reports claimed he had resigned, and some that he was about to be fired.","textStyle":" anf- cts-1","type"™:"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 23","layout": "bodyLayout", "role": "body", "text":"But as of early Monday afternoon, Rosenstein was still in his job. And apparently, head€™ll be there for at least a few more days 4€" the White House has said head€™ll meet with President Trump on Thursday.","textStyle":" anf-cts-1","type":"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 24","layout":"bodyLayout", "role": "body", "text":"Trump has complained about Justice Department investigations into his associates for over a year now, and has repeatedly discussed firing various top Justice Department officials, including Rosenstein, so he could replace them with loyalists.","textStyle":" anf-cts- i","type":"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-medium_ rectangle advertisement i","layout":" defaultComponentLayout", "role":"medium_rectangle advertisement", "type"™:"m edium rectangle advertisement"}, {"additions"™: [{"URL":"https://apple.news/AdHolAGpBRiCpA ¥YZtit9nva", "range": {"length":21,"start":61},"type":"link"}],"identifier":" anf-body- 2","lLayout":"bodyLayout", "role": "body", "text":"The precipitating incident for Mondaya€™s drama, though, was a New York Times report that, after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey last year, Rosenstein discussed the possibility of secretly recording the president of invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office. (Rosenstein has disputed the report.)","textStyle"™:" anf-cts- i", "type": "text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 25","layout":"bodyLayout", "role": "body", "text":"As deputy attorney general, Rosenstein was responsible for the day-to-day running of the Justice Department. But the main reason his departure would have such import is that he appointed Mueller and continues to oversee the Russia investigation (thanks to Attorney General Jeff Sessionsd€™s recusal on the topic). Many have feared that Trump would try to install a crony to replace Rosenstein who would rein the probe in or even shut it down completely.","textStyle":" anf-cts-1","type":"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 26","layout": "bodyLayout", "role":"body", "text":"All this comes at a crucial moment for the probe a€" just a week and a half after Paul Manafort agreed to cooperate with the special counseld€™s team, but during a preelection period when Mueller isna€™t expected to make other big new moves. 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