Rosenstein defends Mueller probe, as Republicans express outrage over FBI texts

But Democrats also came after Rosenstein at times, as the Deputy Attorney General was repeatedly pressed to tell whether he had been called on the telephone by the President, and told to investigate certain people or issues – Rosenstein fended off those questions as well.

"You're being very artful in jumping around and evading," Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) told Rosenstein at one point, prompting Rosenstein to disagree.

"Are you afraid of President Trump firing you?" Johnson asked.

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