An attorney President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE sought to add to his legal team said in an interview published Thursday that he has pushed Trump 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, who is overseeing special counsel 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's investigation into Russia's election meddling.

"I would fire Rosenstein in a New York minute, without any question," Joe diGenova said on ABC's “Powerhouse Politics” podcast with Jonathan Karl and Rick Klein.

DiGenova's hiring by Trump was announced last month, but conflicts of interest reportedly prevented him from taking the job.

In his new remarks, he slammed Rosenstein for approving Monday's FBI raids on Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen.

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"Rosenstein authorized what I consider to be an unconstitutional search of Mr. Cohen's office in New York," he said, referring to the deputy attorney general as "disloyal."





"It was an outrageous breach of protocol and Justice Department ethics and rules and regulations. Yes, I would fire Rod Rosenstein, without a doubt," he said.

The lawyer said he had spoken with Trump within the last 24 hours.

On Monday, federal agents, acting in part on a referral from Mueller, raided Cohen's office, hotel room and home, gathering bank records, laptops, and documents, some of them related to the $130,000 payment Cohen made as part of a nondisclosure agreement to adult film star Stormy Daniels, in order to silence her about her alleged affair with Trump in 2006.

CNN reported Thursday that the White House is preparing a coordinated series of talking points meant to undermine Rosenstein as Trump, who is furious about the raids, considers how to respond.

Rosenstein and Trump met at the White House on Thursday, and discussed "routine [Justice] Department business," according to the White House.