The chances of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein leaving his job or being fired appeared to be fading early Monday afternoon, after a source familiar with his status said he never offered his resignation, and only talked about it after a New York Times report from last week said Rosenstein was trying to orchestrate President Trump’s removal from office.

Rosenstein returned to the Justice Department around 1 p.m. Monday after a previously scheduled noon meeting at the White House, still in his position as the department’s No. 2.