Washington (CNN) The second-highest ranking official at the Justice Department stepped back into the national spotlight Wednesday to say he believes there's no good cause for firing special prosecutor Robert Mueller and that to date no one has asked him to remove the special counsel. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday he has seen no reason to fire Mueller thus far. "If there were good cause, I would act. If there were no good cause, I would not," Rosenstein told the committee. When asked by the committee's top Democrat, Rep. Jerry Nadler, if he's seen a cause to fire Mueller, Rosenstein responded: "No."He retains oversight of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation"If there were good cause, I would act. If there were no good cause, I would not," Rosenstein said about firing Mueller
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