To further add to the confusion:

Atty Gen Jeff Sessions went off script at human trafficking event this morn to praise Deputy Atty Gen Rod Rosenstein, a reported target of Nunes memo. Noting Rosenstein has 27 yrs at DOJ, Sessions said Rosenstein represents “the kind of quality & leadership that we want” in DOJ.

— Mike Levine (@MLevineReports) February 2, 2018