President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE has no plans to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Rod RosensteinDOJ kept investigators from completing probe of Trump ties to Russia: report Five takeaways from final Senate Intel Russia report FBI officials hid copies of Russia probe documents fearing Trump interference: book MORE and remains confident in his ability to do his job, a spokesman for the White House said Friday.

White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah said on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront" that there are no plans to oust Rosenstein or shake up the senior ranks of the Department of Justice (DOJ) following the release of a controversial House GOP memo.

"There has been no change in the president's confidence in the deputy attorney general," Shah said. "We continue to expect him to fulfill his job as attorney general and don't expect any changes."

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"I'm saying it on behalf of the White House, and that's that no changes are going to be made at the Department of Justice," he added. "We fully expect Rod Rosenstein to continue on as the deputy attorney general."

Shah's comments came after Trump declined earlier Friday to say whether he would fire Rosenstein after the release of a controversial memo alleging abuses by FBI and DOJ officials.

Asked by a reporter at the White House whether he planned to oust Rosenstein, Trump bluntly replied: "You figure that one out."

The memo released Friday accuses FBI and DOJ officials of misusing their authority to obtain a secret surveillance warrant on Carter Page, a former Trump campaign adviser.

According to that memo, Rosenstein signed off on at least one application to renew the surveillance warrant.

Rosenstein, who became the deputy attorney general last April, has been responsible for overseeing the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election after Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsTrump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status White House officials voted by show of hands on 2018 family separations: report MORE recused himself from the matter.

After Trump fired former FBI Director James Comey James Brien ComeyTrump jabs at FBI director over testimony on Russia, antifa Graham: Comey to testify about FBI's Russia probe, Mueller declined invitation Barr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' MORE in May, Rosenstein appointed Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE, another former FBI director, as special counsel to investigate Russia's election meddling and possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow.

Trump has called the investigation a partisan "witch hunt" and has vented frustration about Sessions's recusal and Rosenstein's subsequent decision to put Mueller on the case.