Lets look at the timeline:
April 25- Rosenstein confirmed
May 9 - Rosensteins memo to Trump on why Comey should be fired is written
May 9 - Comey fired
May 16 -Comey memo leaked ( which prompted the appointment of a special council )
May 17 - Special Council appointed
Now according to 28 CFR 600.3 which states that "(b) The Attorney General shall consult with the Assistant Attorney General for Administration to ensure an appropriate method of appointment, and to ensure that a Special Counsel undergoes an appropriate background investigation and a detailed review of ethics and conflicts of interest issues.
So we are to believe that the selection of a prosecutor,a background investigation, and a detailed review of ethics and conflicts of interest was all done in one day and that they found no conflict of interest between Comey and Mueller when Comey is definitely a witness ( and now a potential target ) ?Now you know this must have been decided weeks prior, since they already had Mueller chosen and ready to go. Now besides Comey being close friends with Mueller, we have Rosenstein who from 1990 to 1993, prosecuted public corruption cases as a trial attorney with the Public Integrity Section of the Criminal Division, then led by Assistant Attorney General Mueller. This sounds like a setup to get Mueller in place. On another note, we have Holder appointing Rosenstein to prosecute General James Cartwright, a former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for leaking to reporters. Will Rosenstein now go after Comey for doing the same thing ? If not, it will be telling.
Excellent post. Thanks.
Thank you, a real explanation of the facts!