Rep. Mark Meadows Mark Randall MeadowsAnxious Democrats amp up pressure for vote on COVID-19 aid Pelosi hopeful COVID-19 relief talks resume 'soon' The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - GOP closes ranks to fill SCOTUS vacancy by November MORE (R-N.C.) on Friday said House GOP leaders have agreed to invite 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 to testify in front of Congress.

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In a tweet, Meadows, the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, says that Rosenstein will be invited for a “closed door” meeting, adding that if he “fails to show up, we will subpoena him.”

“Leadership has agreed to call Rod Rosenstein before Congress, for a closed door hearing with our panel investigating, so he can explain his alleged comments on ‘wiring’ POTUS--as well as other inconsistent statements,” Meadows tweeted Friday morning.



“If Mr. Rosenstein fails to show up, we will subpoena him.”

Leadership has agreed to call Rod Rosenstein before Congress, for a closed door hearing with our panel investigating, so he can explain his alleged comments on "wiring" POTUS--as well as other inconsistent statements.



If Mr. Rosenstein fails to show up, we will subpoena him. — Mark Meadows (@RepMarkMeadows) September 28, 2018

The development comes after Freedom Caucus leaders huddled Wednesday with Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte Robert (Bob) William GoodlatteNo documents? Hoping for legalization? Be wary of Joe Biden Press: Trump's final presidential pardon: himself USCIS chief Cuccinelli blames Paul Ryan for immigration inaction MORE (R-Va.) and Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE (R-Wis.), where conservatives urged top Republicans to have Rosenstein testify under oath in front of the Judiciary panel.

Goodlatte said in a statement Friday that his panel invited Rosenstein to sit down for a "private meeting" in the coming weeks, but they are still working out the details.

“As part of the House Judiciary Committee’s joint investigation and oversight responsibilities, we’ve invited Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to come in for a private meeting in the coming weeks," Goodlatte said. "We are working with the Justice Department on details and will relay more information about the meeting soon."

"There are many questions we have for Mr. Rosenstein, including questions about allegations made against him in a recent news article," he added. "We need to get to the bottom of these very serious claims.”

House conservatives had threatened to force an impeachment vote on the House floor if Rosenstein refused to testify, with Meadows calling it a “dereliction of duty” if they fail to even bring him in for questioning.

A meeting between President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE and Rosenstein, which had initially been scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed until next week.

Rosenstein’s future has been in question since a bombshell New York Times report last week claimed that the deputy attorney general suggested secretly recording Trump after his controversial decision to fire former FBI Director James Comey James Brien ComeySteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Judge will not dismiss McCabe's case against DOJ Democrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate MORE and that he had discussed Cabinet officials invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office.

Ryan had said earlier in the week that Rosenstein’s fate should be left up to Trump — not Congress.

"The president obviously should have political appointees he has faith and confidence in. [Rosenstein] is meeting with the president tomorrow, so we should not step in the way of that,” Ryan told reporters on Wednesday. “We should let the president work it out with Rod Rosenstein."

-- Updated at 1:05 p.m.