It was the IRS Lois Lerner strategy. They ran out the clock there with an IG.
Same exact strategy.
Another thing Rosenstein did, when Trump was overseas, Rosenstein hurriedly contacted Trump and said they had Mueller indictments to announce. Rosenstein told him, just give me the order, and I wont file/announce. It was a setup for the Dems and FBi to get Trump on interfering. Trump told him to use his judgement, and the Media went wild over the indictments.
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