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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHuh? Trump: Rosenstein Has To Go Because Rosenstein Helped Trump Fire Comey
Note that there is an emerging attack from the White House that suggests that Rod Rosenstein must recuse himself because he has a conflict of interest in overseeing the Mueller probe. The conflict is this: Mueller is investigating the firing of James Comey as a central part of his investigation of potential obstruction of justice. But Rosenstein was a central player in that firing. He wrote the memo that Trump used to justify Comeys ouster.
As you can see, the argument is not that crazy in itself. There are in fact many people who have suggested that Rosenstein should recuse himself. But note the position in which this puts the White House. The President is saying that Rosenstein cant oversee the probe because he was a central actor in one of the Presidents alleged bad acts that is under investigation.
This is very reminiscent of Trumps original rationale for firing James Comey: he was too unfair to Hillary Clinton. Comeys acts in 2016 with respect to Hillary Clinton were a disgrace. I think I may have said that he should in fact resign. But obviously this was probably the least credible explanation or rationale President Trump could provide for firing Comey.
Of course, who articulated this comically preposterous rationale? Right. Rod Rosenstein.
Trump made clear he wanted to fire Comey. Trump met with Rosenstein and Sessions. At Trumps direction Rosenstein wrote the memo. Rosenstein wrote a memo that had some notional merit in describing the poor judgement and violations of departmental guidelines Comey had used in dealing with Clinton. But it was obvious, and Rosenstein certainly knew, that this was not the reason Trump was firing Comey. In other words, Rosenstein implicated himself in the same nonsensical Trumpian bad faith nonsense which Trump and his associates now plan to use against him.
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Huh? Trump: Rosenstein Has To Go Because Rosenstein Helped Trump Fire Comey (Original Post)
kpete
Apr 2018
OP
Obviously he has to go because he had CoLLUSION (with tRump though) eom
IllinoisBirdWatcher
Apr 2018
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IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)1. Obviously he has to go because he had CoLLUSION (with tRump though) eom
thegoose
(3,115 posts)2. Expect plenty of ridiculous vomit
Spewing from this melting circus peanut for as long as this shit lasts. He's toast.
Mme. Defarge
(8,058 posts)3. Worth running it up the ol' flagpole?
Clarity2
(1,009 posts)4. I just figured out what Trump is doing to us all
Hes mentally waterboarding us.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)5. Trumps brain is just trying out different lies.
It's all he's ever done, and he's not really good at that.
many a good man
(5,997 posts)6. I think Trump should recuse himself from the Russia investigation
Wounded Bear
(58,765 posts)8. Actually, ethically he is supposed to...
leftyladyfrommo
(18,874 posts)9. He should recuse himself from all our lives. nt
Wounded Bear
(58,765 posts)7. Well, Comey had to go because he helped Trump get elected...
Fair is fair.