Mr. Trump has long been mistrustful of Mr. Rosenstein, the Justice Department’s No. Mr. Trump considered firing Mr. Rosenstein last summer. Mr. Trump is now again telling associates that he is frustrated with Mr. Rosenstein, according to one official familiar with the conversations. The renewal effort came in the late spring, sometime after the Senate confirmed Mr. Rosenstein as the Justice Department’s No. director in May, Mr. Rosenstein appointed Mr. Mueller, a former head of the bureau, to take over the department’s Russia investigation.

Source: New York Times January 29, 2018 03:34 UTC