
Conflicting reports emerged throughout Monday, with some outlets confirming the Axios report while others reporting he was refusing to step down.
Axios reported that Rosenstein was planning to resign in anticipation of being fired. CNN, Bloomberg and The Washington Post quickly confirmed this report.
NBC reported that Rosenstein was refusing to resign of his own volition, saying President TrumpDonald TrumpBlinken holds first calls as Biden's secretary of State Senators discussing Trump censure resolution Dobbs: Republicans lost in 2020 because they 'forgot who was the true leader' MORE had to fire him.
All outlets confirmed that Rosenstein was on his way to the White House.

Trump in a Monday interview left the door open to firing Rosenstein.
