The news is also more likely to push Trump toward forcing Mueller out as he continues to look for a way to lift the cloud of the Russian Federation scandal that has hovered over the White House since he took office.
Just weeks ago, Gingrich had heaped praise on Mueller, hailing him as a "superb choice" for special counsel whose reputation was "impeccable for honesty and integrity". But that changed shortly after Trump fired Comey last May, the Post's sources said.
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In his testimony on June 8, Comey told the Senate Intelligence Committee that he believed Trump had fired him over his role as lead of the FBI investigation into Russian interference in the USA election and Trump campaign associates' possible ties to Russia.
Other Trump supporters homed in on the sequence of Mueller's job interviews.
The news comes one day after Rosenstein affirmed his support for the special counsel, despite recent reports that Trump was weighing Mueller's dismissal.
The report came on Mr Trump's 71st birthday.
Under current Justice Department regulations, firing Mueller would have to be done by deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein, not the president though those regulations could theoretically be set aside.
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And the Daily Caller reported on Tuesday that included an interview with Mueller.
Rosenstein's testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee occurred just hours before Sessions was to testify in a public hearing before another Senate panel about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and his involvement in the firing of another Federal Bureau of Investigation chief, James Comey.
Comey was reportedly resigned to the President's authority to fire him, saying that he has "long believed that a president can fire an FBI Director for any reason, or for no reason at all".
Criticism of special counsel Robert Mueller used to be off limits.
Rosenstein is charged with Mueller's fate because Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from all matters having to do with the Trump-Russia investigation. Critics - including Democrats - as well as some experts have said the president in firing Comey could have opened himself up to charges of obstruction of justice.
Mueller could interview Coats, Rogers, and ormer NSA deputy Richard Ledgett, who retired in April, as early as next week.
Mueller has been tasked with leading the executive branch's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and any potential collusion between Russia and Trump associates.
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