Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday threatened to bring articles of impeachment against 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 if he won't testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee.

Gaetz said on Fox Business Network's "Lou Dobbs Tonight" that Rosenstein needs to testify regarding the bombshell New York Times report that he allegedly discussed wearing a wire to record President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE.

Gaetz said that he and House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) are prepared to bring impeachment articles against Rosenstein if committee leadership won't force him to testify.

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"If our leadership will not put Rod Rosenstein in that witness chair so the American people can get answers, Mark Meadows Mark Randall MeadowsThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - GOP closes ranks to fill SCOTUS vacancy by November House moves toward spending vote after bipartisan talks House Democrats mull delay on spending bill vote MORE and I are prepared to call up his impeachment and force a vote," Gaetz said.

It would not be the first time House Republicans moved to impeach Rosenstein, although there has never been a vote.

.@mattgaetz: "I think Rod Rosenstein needs to be in the witness chair this week in the House Judiciary Committee. He needs to go under oath and explain these circumstances." #Dobbs pic.twitter.com/RfCDj9r5M9 — FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) September 24, 2018

Gaetz also called it "inappropriate" that Rosenstein would discuss wearing a wire to record Trump, even if he was not serious, as The Washington Post later reported.

“It is inappropriate for the deputy attorney general of the United States to even be joking about wearing a wire on the president in the presence of colleagues and subordinates," Gaetz said. "I think Rod Rosenstein needs to be in the witness chair this week in the House Judiciary Committee. He needs to go under oath and explain these circumstances.”

Rosenstein is scheduled to have a meeting Thursday with Trump that many expect to result in his firing.

The White House said Rosenstein and Trump on Monday had an “extended conversation to discuss the recent news stories” and would meet in person on Thursday. Reports earlier Monday suggested that Rosenstein was heading to the White House expecting to be fired.

The Times reported on Friday that Rosenstein discussed wearing a wire to record Trump as part of an effort to invoke the 25th Amendment and expel the president from office. Rosenstein has denied the report.