Later that evening, the White House press secretary at the time, Sean Spicer, told reporters that, "It was all (Rosenstein). No one from the White House. It was a DOJ decision." And Sarah Sanders, then a White House spokeswoman, told reporters that Rosenstein decided "on his own" to review Comey's performance and that Rosenstein decided "on his own" to approach Trump days earlier with "concerns about Comey."
Kwathi sekuhambe isikhathi impela ngalobo busuku, owayengunobhala obhekelele izindaba ezisuke zizoshicilelwa emaphephandabeni e- White House ngaleso sikhathi, u-Sean Spicer, utshele izintatheli ukuthi “kwakukonke (ngu-Rosenstein). Akukho noyedwa owase-White House. Kwakuyisinqumo seDOJ.” U- Sarah Sanders, owayekhulumela i-White House, watshela izintatheli ukuthi u-Rosenstein “wazithathela yena” isinqumo sokubuyekeza izinga asebenza ngalo u-Comey waphinde futhi nanokuthi u-Rosenstein “wazithathela isinqumo ngokwakhe” ukuyoxoxisana no-Trump ngokukhathazeka kwakhe ngo-Comey.”