Posted on 09/21/2018 1:14:43 PM PDT by hotsteppa
Memos written by Andrew McCabe, then the acting FBI director, say deputy attorney general Rod J. Rosenstein suggested he secretly record his talks with President Trump, and that Rosenstein discussed possibly trying to remove him from office, according to people familiar with the matter.
The account, first reported by the New York Times, paints Rosenstein as so concerned in May 2017 in the wake of Trump’s firing of then-FBI director James B. Comey that he contemplated secretly recording conversations with the president. He also initiated discussions about invoking the 25th amendment, which details how the Cabinet can decide whether a president is no longer able to discharge the duties of the job, one of the McCabe memos said.
McCabe’s lawyer, Michael Bromwich, said in a statement that his client “drafted memos to memorialize significant discussions he had with high level officials and preserved them so he would have an accurate, contemporaneous record of those discussions. When he was interviewed by the special counsel more than a year ago, he gave all of his memos — classified and unclassified — to the special counsel’s office. A set of those memos remained at the FBI at the time of his departure in late January 2018. He has no knowledge of how any member of the media obtained those memos.
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The option is not available. Period.
There are no docs to turn over. WH already has them. Releasing them is the question, and to that is also the question of ‘which set?’: The original set, or the set that was used for appearances?
True, but it starts with the cabinet sending it to congress.
I don’t know. Honestly, I’m heartsick over this. But at least we are aware of how evil our overlords are.
“Well, exactly, good lord who would expect FReepers to swallow a line tossed out by the fired and disgraced Andy McCabe hook line and sinker”
Trying to save his neck by turning on his equally corrupt boss.
He either did or didn’t. Considering isn’t a crime.
“Nah. They is no way to cauterize this massive conspiracy of high treason”
It’s more like getting rid of the weeds in your yard.
This is a lie. Don’t believe the premise.
Soon they will be eating their own like rattlesnakes.
I don’t trust any of them.
Both of these rats required lower level employees in the DOJ & FBI to take lie detector tests when required. Failure to comply resulted in them being fired.
Since only Rosenstein is still federally employed, require that rat to take a lie detector test. If he refuses, fire his ass and let Mueller & his fellow rats in Congress and the Media spin their wheels demanding Rosenstein’s right to special rights & privileges for elite DOJ/FBI employees.
I don’t know I was under the impression he came as a package deal. Either way if I’m reading this correctly he will be gone in 24 hours. The President must make it clear he is in charge of this government.
Someone said Rosenstein said this with sarcasm, as in “What do you want me to do, Andy, wear a wire?”
McCabe’s lawyers putting out smoke, probably, since he is under grand jury probe...
Maybe Chris Christie, but I think I heard someone else who I can’t remember at the moment.
Exactly.
Why are they all still breathing?
Because nobody, I mean NOBODY is afraid of Donald Trump.
Now he knows how it feels. Donald Trump has been vilified by anonymous sources for the past three years. Why didn´t he stand up for our President when the Press lies about him?
He should Prove he is innocent, you know ...like Kavanaugh is doing.
Guess we will have to see how it all turns out.
Mcabe said he’d take everyone down with him if he goes down. The investigation of him must not be going well.
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