Mr. Rosenstein has responded by agreeing to most of those demands and pledging to be more responsive to requests. “The Justice Department must go to the mat to protect the identity of an F.B.I. They have asked the president to direct Mr. Rosenstein to reveal the name. If the president or his aides direct Mr. Rosenstein to reveal the name to congressional leaders, Mr. Litt predicted, Mr. Rosenstein would be forced to comply or to resign. A Justice Department spokeswoman would not comment on the situation.

Source: New York Times May 21, 2018 23:48 UTC