John Solomon article
Why must everything Rosenstein be filled with drama?
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/408166-why-must-everything-rosenstein-be-filled-with-drama
"… … There was just one problem. The president, according to my sources, did not intend to fire Rosenstein. The DAG wasn’t in on the secret quite yet. The president is waiting for all the facts rather than make a hasty determination.
So when Rosenstein was summoned to the White House on Monday, he did not know the purpose. And his team decided to leak the bombshell that he was ready to resign rather than be fired. The episode was the ultimate bluff call — Rosenstein leaking information to build a martyrdom narrative that wasn’t really playing out.
And so he was unmasked, poignantly, as exactly the type of drama queen the DAG’s office doesn’t need. … … "