Posted on 02/01/2018 9:43:13 AM PST by mandaladon
One of the first casualties of a controversial memo that Republicans are poised to make public could be Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, The Washington Post reports.
Rosenstein reportedly is at the center of the memo, authored by House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, over his approval to extend a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant on Carter Page, former campaign aide to then-candidate Donald Trump.
Rosenstein and the Justice Department believed Page to be acting as a Russian agent during the campaign, but Nunes' memo reportedly slams Rosenstein for relying on unverified intel from the infamous and hotly contested Trump dossier authored by a former British spy.
Trump, already displeased with Rosenstein for appointing special counsel Robert Mueller to investigate Russia interference in the 2016 election, is mulling using Nunes' memo to validate the notion that the DOJ and FBI are biased against him, providing cause to dismiss Rosenstein, the Post and CNN both reported.
The president could then paint Mueller with that same brush, according to the reports. Further, new FBI director Christopher Wray is also in the crosshairs of Trump over his public urging - citing "grave concerns" - against the release of the disputed memo.
That came after Wray felt his private entreaties to the White House were rejected, the Post reported.
Wray and Rosenstein went to the White House earlier this week and urged chief of staff John Kelly not to release the memo, the Post reported.
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We can only pray he does...
ALL these people MUST GO TO PRISON!!!
According to Dick Morris, Rosenstein would be the one to delete Mueller.
If he’s fired, there’s no one to protect Mueller.
Democrats Outraged?
May ???
NYT, stop acting like the Dems didn’t tell you what’s in the memo. You know Rosentein’s going down already.
Look for big Mueller(more leaks/indictments) within 48 hours
Deep State story.
Either RR fed the story or Mueller’s crew.
They are on the Gunnels looking for a safe place to jump.
Fleeing rats...
He damn well better.
The little puke has been the linchpin in the conspiracy to overthrow the President by abuse of the legal system.
If Trump keeps delaying the release of the memo, Mueller will have a hay day. These scumbags will do ANYTHING to protect their sorry asses.
I know Rosenstein is next. What to know how I know?
It’s obvious to the trained old eye. The media and the Dems have begun circulating the idea that if Rosenstein goes then we have a constitutional crisis and perhaps an end to the world. They know what is in the memo and the Dems know that Rosenstein is corrupt - so they will use his firing to ....you guessed it, go after Trump.
Rosenstein knows this as well.
Rosenstein should have been fired a year ago. Period. Sessions is to blame. It will take a mountain of cause for Trump to do it even then hell will rain down on him. Sessions could have moved him when it was obvious Rosenstein was conflicted and it would not have violated his recusal. Disgraceful.
Rosenstein has been under a lot of stress. I recommend a nice long tropical vacation with first class accommodations.
I hear Cuba is nice this time of year, perhaps a nice beach vacation to Gitmo?
They’ve already requested a delay in the Flynn sentencing
Prediction: Rosenstein is going to resign on his own once his name is sullied with further FBI/FISA revelations. Trump will thank him for his service, and let him go.
WaPo wants to begin to spin the narrative a tyrannical Trump, worried about Mueller, forced him out.
He likely won’t have a choice than to remove Rod after the Nunes FISA memo comes out tomorrow.
When does Rosenstein trying to conceal a memo critical of him become unethical at best? These people have caused America angst over pure BS, and now they raise all these reasons not to let some facts see the light of day.
Could be. Could also be that Director Wray shoves him out the door like he did McCabe.
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