So it seems like what happened is that Trump's allies have been leaking to the media that "Rosenstein Is Totally Going to Resign" in an effort to pressure Rosenstein to resign.
Rosenstein, however, isn't cooperating with the strategy and isn't resigning.
So, Fake News.
The reason it's important for Trump to pressure Rosenstein to resign, rather than simply firing him, is because it affects how his replacement is appointed. If he resigns, Trump can quickly appoint a replacement. If he's fired, the replacement process is (probably) subject to things like senate-approval, and the act of firing him would probably also be interpreted as obstruction of justice by the courts.
Turns out Breitbart is Fake News yet again.
Rosenstein, however, isn't cooperating with the strategy and isn't resigning.
So, Fake News.
The reason it's important for Trump to pressure Rosenstein to resign, rather than simply firing him, is because it affects how his replacement is appointed. If he resigns, Trump can quickly appoint a replacement. If he's fired, the replacement process is (probably) subject to things like senate-approval, and the act of firing him would probably also be interpreted as obstruction of justice by the courts.
Originally posted by Mountain Man
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