Trump declined to say whether he had made up his mind on Rosenstein's future in his administration, but said he "would much prefer keeping Rod Rosenstein."

"We've had a good talk. He said he never said it, he said he doesn't believe it. He said he has a lot of respect for me, and he was very nice and we'll see," Trump said. "We have caught people doing things that are terrible. I would much prefer keeping Rod Rosenstein, much prefer."