Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will hold a closed-door briefing with the Senate next week in the wake of President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey.

“Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein’s office has confirmed to Senator Schumer’s office that Mr. Rosenstein will come to brief the full Senate next week," Matt House, a spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerDemocrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise Pelosi, Schumer 'encouraged' by Trump call for bigger coronavirus relief package Schumer, Sanders call for Senate panel to address election security MORE (D-N.Y.), said on Friday.

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He added that the exact time and date of the briefing are still being worked out.

Rosenstein has been under a spotlight since Comey's firing because of the memo the White House initially used as its public rationale for firing Comey.

The Trump administration initially said the president was acting off a recommendation from the No. 2 Department of Justice official and 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. Trump contradicted that by telling NBC News that he would have fired Comey regardless of advice from the department.

The announcement of Rosenstein's closed-door briefing comes less than a day after Schumer and a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellSenate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden asks if public can trust vaccine from Trump ahead of Election Day | Oklahoma health officials raised red flags before Trump rally MORE (R-Ky.) said they had asked Rosenstein to come meet with all senators.

Schumer indicated on Thursday that it was "very likely" that the briefing will happen, and wanted it to occur earlier in the week.

Rosenstein also met with Sens. Richard Burr Richard Mauze BurrRep. Mark Walker says he's been contacted about Liberty University vacancy Overnight Defense: Trump rejects major cut to military health care | Senate report says Trump campaign's Russia contacts posed 'grave' threat Senate report describes closer ties between 2016 Trump campaign, Russia MORE (R-N.C.) and Mark Warner Mark Robert WarnerIntelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings Overnight Defense: Trump hosts Israel, UAE, Bahrain for historic signing l Air Force reveals it secretly built and flew new fighter jet l Coronavirus creates delay in Pentagon research for alternative to 'forever chemicals' House approves bill to secure internet-connected federal devices against cyber threats MORE (D-Va.), the top two members on the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Thursday. The Senate Judiciary Committee has also requested that Rosenstein meet with them.

Sen. Dick Durbin Richard (Dick) Joseph DurbinSenate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Top GOP senator calls for Biden to release list of possible Supreme Court picks GOP ramps up attacks on Democrats over talk of nixing filibuster MORE (D-Ill.)—the Senate's No. 2 Democrat—said on Friday that Rosenstein needs to resign if he is not willing to appoint a special prosecutor to oversee the investigation into Russia's election interference and any potential ties between the Trump campaign and Moscow.

"To preserve his reputation as a credible prosecutor, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein must appoint an independent special prosecutor to pursue possible criminal charges, or he must resign," Durbin said in a statement.

Rosenstein's briefing will be the first time he's met with the full Senate since he was confirmed to his position less than a month ago.