Imo, this whole thing was orchestrated. Rosenstein’s recommendation to fire Comey and then the appointment of special counsel.
Comey knew his firing was only a matter of time, he wanted to make it count and bring down Trump in the process.
What makes me really queasy is Sessions appointing Rosentein as deputy AG. That’s what needs to be looked into. I’m assuming Rosentein brought up the idea of a special counsel with Sessions, why did he sign off on the idea?
>What makes me really queasy is Sessions appointing Rosentein as deputy AG. That’s what needs to be looked into. I’m assuming Rosentein brought up the idea of a special counsel with Sessions, why did he sign off on the idea?
He didn’t talk to sessions. WH and the rest of the DOJ wasn’t consulted.
I think Rosenstein more or less panicked when he found himself in the middle of the dispute of whether his memo to Trump was the reason Trump decided to fire Comey, or whether Trump made the decision before Rosenstein wrote the memo.
It almost seemed he hired a SC to take the heat off himself, which only lasted for a couple of days. He definitely looks like a bad hire as DAG.