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 issued his second denial on Friday of a New York Times report stating that he proposed secretly taping conversations with 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 and discussed the possibility of Trump administration officials invoking the 25th Amendment to remove the president from office.

“I never pursued or authorized recording the President and any suggestion that I have ever advocated for the removal of the President is absolutely false,” he said in a statement.

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“The New York Times's story is inaccurate and factually incorrect. I will not further comment on a story based on anonymous sources who are obviously biased against the Department and are advancing their own personal agenda," Rosenstein said in an initial statement earlier Friday. "But let me be clear about this: based on my personal dealings with the President, there is no basis to invoke the 25th Amendment.”

Other media outlets confirmed Friday that Rosenstein made the comments, though unnamed sources said Rosenstein did so in jest.

The allegations are said to have been laid out in contemporaneous memos written by then-acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe Andrew George McCabeGraham: Comey to testify about FBI's Russia probe, Mueller declined invitation Barr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' GOP votes to authorize subpoenas, depositions in Obama-era probe MORE, who was fired by the Justice Department earlier this year amid an internal leak probe.

According to the Times, Rosenstein made the remarks last year to McCabe, who then detailed the Justice Department official's comments in memos, which CNN reports have been turned over to 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.

The House Judiciary Committee said Friday that it intends to subpoena McCabe’s memos.

The bombshell report comes amid an already tense relationship between Trump and his No. 2 law enforcement official.

Rosenstein is overseeing Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election, and possible obstruction of justice on the part of Trump.

Trump has called the probe a “witch hunt” and has reportedly expressed a desire to fire Mueller on several occasions.

Trump, speaking at a campaign rally in Missouri on Friday, vowed to get rid of the "stench" at the FBI and the Department of Justice, an apparent reference to the revelations published in the Times.

"Look what's being exposed at the Department of Justice and the FBI," Trump said. "You have some real bad ones. You see what's happening at the FBI — they’re all gone, they’re all gone. But there’s a lingering stench and we’re going to get rid of that too."

Democrats on Friday were quick to defend Rosenstein.

"This story must not be used as a pretext for the corrupt purpose of firing Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein in order install an official who will allow the president to interfere with the Special Counsel's investigation," Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerCruz blocks amended resolution honoring Ginsburg over language about her dying wish Senate Democrats introduce legislation to probe politicization of pandemic response Schumer interrupted during live briefing by heckler: 'Stop lying to the people' MORE (D-N.Y.) said in a statement.

"Generals Kelly, Mattis and numerous other White House and cabinet officials have been reported to say critical things of the president without being fired."

— Updated 9:08 p.m.