Well, is today the day that the shit goes down?
President Trump will meet with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray on Monday afternoon amid a burgeoning dispute with federal law enforcement over the Russia probe.
A White House official called the meeting "routine" but also said that Trump's demand for a federal investigation into whether the FBI improperly infiltrated his campaign will likely come up.
Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats will also attend the meeting at the White House.
More details from ABC News.
President Donald Trump will meet Monday afternoon at the White House with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray, a day after he tweeted that he would "demand" the Justice Department investigate whether his 2016 presidential campaign was improperly "infiltrated or surveilled" for political purposes.
The president's demand for an investigation into the alleged use of an FBI informant to contact Trump campaign associates will "absolutely" come up, according to a senior administration official, although it is a regularly scheduled meeting.
The meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m.
In his Sunday tweet, the president said he would make the order official on Monday but offered no further details about what form he would expect such an inquiry to take.
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Later Sunday, Rosenstein issued a statement saying, “If anyone did infiltrate or surveil participants in a presidential campaign for inappropriate purposes, we need to know about it and take appropriate action."
"The Department has asked the Inspector General to expand the ongoing review of the FISA application process to include determining whether there was any impropriety or political motivation in how the FBI conducted its counterintelligence investigation of persons suspected of involvement with the Russian agents who interfered in the 2016 presidential election," Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said in a statement.
"As always the Inspector General will consult with the appropriate U.S. Attorney if there is any evidence of potential criminal conduct," Flores said.
Will Trump make a demand of Rosenstein and Wray that they refuse to carry out? If so, do they resign?
Great thread from Lawfare editor Benjamin Wittes on what may happen:
Wittes’ string ends with this:
We may be there, folks. Stay tuned following today’s three o’clock meeting...