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We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Were following breaking news with huge implications for the russia investigation. President trump is set to meet with his Deputy Attorney general on thursday amid new indications that Rod Rosenstein might be fired or forced to resign. Tonight mr. Trump is refusing to confirm or deny whether hes getting ready to oust the man who oversees Robert Muellers russia probe. Also breaking, Embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh speaking out tonight....

Writing, quote, dear mr. President , at your request, i am submitting my resignation. The letter, of course, addressed to the president , but it was delivered to his chief of staff john kelly just hours after the midterm elections wound down. But Donald Trumps displeasure with sessions has long been like all things trumpian, vicious and out in the open. Donald trump criticized sessions for recusing himself from the russia probe saying that he never would have named him ag if he knew hed follow the rules. Im disappointed in the attorney general for numerous reasons, but we have an attorney gene...

Happen, william barr and his people at the Department Said no way, were simply not showing up. So considering how partisan the Senate Hearing was yesterday, today would have been frankly farther down that line. But again what you will see is posturing here at the top. Jerry nadler potentially taking some action. We dont know if he will subpoena or hold in contempt, et cetera. So keep an eye out for that. All right. It is the top of the hour. Youre looking at live pictures of the House Judiciary Committee getting ready to meet. There will be an empty chair as the main witness, the person who wa...

The next front in the fight between the trump doj and congress over transparency. Here is barr today. Did the white house see the report before you released your summarizing letter, has the white house seen it since then, have they be briefed on the contents beyond what was in your summarizing letter to the Judiciary Committee . Ive said what im going to say about the report today. Will we have the complete report or are you going to be selective as to what you give members of congress . You mean the unredacted report . Uhhuh. No, the first pass at this is going produce a report that makes the...

Down that hes been forthcoming in releasing a redacted report because the special counsel regulations do not even require any public disclosure. He did not, however, answer this question from anita lowey. Did the white house see the report before you released your summarizing letter . Has the white house seen it since then . Have they been briefed on the contents beyond what was in your summarizing letter to the Judiciary Committee . I have said what im going to say about the report today. I have issued three letters about it. And i was willing to discuss the historic information of how the re...