I doubt he was surprised by the appointment. He might be surprised by how long and how deep and how dishonest the process has become - but I doubt that too.
There would have been no way "Trump is cleared" would be accepted if it came from Sessions' DOJ, or from Rosenstein personally. Rosenstein is a co-conspirator in the (cough cough) obstruction flowing from firing Comey.
-- My only real concern is whether Trump has the historical awareness & prescience to fully prosecute the treason by all conspirators. He needs to go all in, making sure people literally hang for their crimes. --
The eventual punishment will be a political calculation. I totally agree with your thought about swamp resurgence. The only way to hold the swamp at bay is to awaken the public.
As long as the swamp (money) exists, vermin will thrive.
Repeal the Sixteenth!
>>>>> There would have been no way “Trump is cleared” would be accepted if it came from Sessions’ DOJ, or from Rosenstein personally. <<<<<
There is no way “Trump is cleared” will ever be accepted. That, I think, is known by all. Hence I don’t think this is a grand scheme by Trump to get “Trump is cleared” accepted.
IMO he’s fighting a vicious war and we see the battle outcomes. He does have the upper hand - and he will end up with victory. I hope - as others have said - that he is willing and follows through with brutal punishment for the conspirators - else we will continue to have this - forever.
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That's for sure.
The only way to hold the swamp at bay is to awaken the public.
That may require many reminders that: "swamp" = "deep state" = "shadow government"
Hillary's private email server comes to mind as something that should have been but was never properly presented in a way that the masses could understand: as a second set of books.
Half of voters are average or less than average intelligence. We need simple associations (e.g., Trump Russia) to get the message across to them.