Whitaker is on record of wanting to defund the probe. Undoubtedly he will start axing the budget and limiting the scope. Trump isn’t going to remove Rosenstein. He just not going to give them any money.
“Trump isn’t going to remove Rosenstein. “
That’s a moot point with Whitaker now in charge of DOJ.
Sessions was recused, Whitaker isn’t, so Whitaker takes over control of Mueller from Rosenstein.