At the time, the White House claimed Trump had met with Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and then fired Comey on the strength of their recommendation. The turmoil surrounding former FBI Director James Comey and President Trump started long before Comey was fired on May 9. (Jenny Starrs,Julio Negron/The Washington Post)So what really happened in that meeting between Trump and Rosenstein? Other reports have stressed that Rosenstein objected to being cast as the reason Trump fired Comey. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) responded to recent revelations enveloping President Trump's White House saying, "people got what they voted for," on May 21 on CBS's "Face the Nation."

Source: Washington Post May 22, 2017 13:20 UTC