Exclusive: Trump asked Rosenstein if he was 'on my team'

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7. Here's the red meat (I think).

Here's the red meat (I think). From the article...

Near the top we have this:
"And he (Trump) wanted to know whether Rosenstein was "on my team."'

But this is followed later by:
"At the hearing, Rosenstein repeatedly declined to say whether Trump had ever asked him about the Russia Investigation. But he testified that he never received any "improper orders" from Trump and denied that anyone ever asked him to pledge his loyalty..."

Putting aside (what will become) the inevitable excuse of "'are you on my team' could meaning ANYTHING!!!" it seems Rosenstein denied Trump asking for loyalty when in fact, he did.




Meaning Rosenstein lied.

On edit for clarity: the hearing was AFTER the meeting with Trump.

More on edit: I cannot locate whether the December meeting was under oath or not. If it was, this could explode into perjury territory. If not, it's still a lie.