FILE PHOTO: U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks at the Compliance Week 13th Annual Conference in Washington, U.S., May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Thursday in Washington after the two spoke, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Monday.

Rosenstein and Trump “had an extended conversation to discuss the recent news stories,” Sanders said in a statement posted on Twitter. “They will meet on Thursday when the president returns to Washington.”