Rep. Steven Cohen (D-Tenn.) said Wednesday that he believes 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 was expressing sarcasm when he reportedly offered to wear a wire to record his conversations with 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.

"I suspect he's telling the truth that it was facetious. I think he said it, and I think he kind of says he said it, but he said it sarcastically, and from what I've read he kinda said, 'what do you want me to do? What do I have to do, wear a wire?" Cohen told Hill.TV's Buck Sexton and Krystal Ball on "Rising."

Cohen said that regardless of whether Rosenstein was being sarcastic, it could end with his dismissal.

Rosenstein responded to the report, calling it inaccurate, and saying there is no basis to use the 25th amendment.

House Republicans have called on Rosenstein to testify under oath about the report.

"I imagine we will have him before Congress, and he'll have his day with Mr. [Jim] Jordan [R-Oh.], and Mr. [Matt] Gaetz [R-Fla.]," Cohen said.

— Julia Manchester