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4. What did Rosenstein think was going to happen?

Reply to herding cats (Original post)

Thu May 11, 2017, 01:01 PM

May 2017

Apparently, President Trump made it quite clear in his meeting with Rosenstein and the recused Attorney General Sessions that he was upset with Director Comey and wanted a pretext or an excuse to fire him. Rosenstein, apparently quite sheltered away from all the coverage of how Trump conducts his affairs, agreed to put together a memo detailing Comey's sins. Rosenstein now wants to affect surprise that Trump would deflect his own responsibility for firing Comey onto Rosenstein? He's probably shocked, shocked! to find out that gambling is going on at Rick's Cafe Americain in Casablanca.

Spare me your cheap dudgeon, Mr. Rosenstein.

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Deputy AG threatened to quit after being cast as impetus of Comey's firing... [View all] herding cats May 2017 OP

K & R..& thanks! furtheradu May 2017 #1

I think Bannon and Pence had more eyes on moving towards DK504 May 2017 #2

burr & warner just met with him. he's not quitting and he's not appointing a special prosecutor spanone May 2017 #3

What did Rosenstein think was going to happen? gratuitous May 2017 #4

Note he didn't quit. herding cats May 2017 #5