Posted on 12/03/2019 7:15:21 AM PST by yesthatjallen
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein reportedly said that he discussed the firing of former FBI Director James Comey with former Attorney General Jeff Sessions in late 2016 or early 2017, according to a new batch of documents released in relation to former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into election interference.
The documents, released due to a CNN and BuzzFeed lawsuit, totaled 295 pages of witness memoranda and notes from FBI interviews that were part of the special counsel's probe.
President Trump fired Comey in 2017, saying that he was acting on recommendations from Sessions and Rosenstein. Mueller's probe began in response to Comey's dismissal.
Rosenstein said that he believed Comey's statements on Hillary Clinton went against Justice Department rules and said he had contacted "a few people" as possible candidates for Comey's job, according to the documents.
He also reportedly told FBI interviewers that he was "angry, ashamed, horrified and embarrassed" by the White House's handling of Comey's firing.
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Rosenstein is a total weasel.
The FBI has been politically corrupt since day one and the Patriot Act put it on steroids. It needs to be disbanded.
Rosenstein reportedly said that he discussed the firing of former FBI Director James Comey with former Attorney General Jeff Sessions in late 2016 or early 2017
Interesting, since President Trump was sworn in January 20, 2017. All Obama holdovers should have been fired on day one, and should have been expecting it.
Yep. A true careerist. RR played both sides the whole time, currying favor with which ever one looked most likely to win.
Interesting, since President Trump was sworn in January 20, 2017. All Obama holdovers should have been fired on day one, and should have been expecting it.
Was my previous post the insurance policy?
/bingo
Alan Derschewitz in his introduction to the Mueller Report argues vigorously that Rosenstein should have recused himself and not made the decision to appoint Mueller. He had a greater conflict of interest than Sessions ever had.
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