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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 10:23 AM Apr 2018

Wall Street Journal: White House building case to fire Rosenstein

Wall Street Journal: White House building case to fire Rosenstein
BY AVERY ANAPOL - 04/13/18 09:39 AM EDT

The White House is building a case to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal that said allies are being told to attack Rosenstein on television.

The idea is to launch attacks on Rosenstein, the Justice official overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, in a way that avoid making it appear that Trump is meddling in the probe.

One person who spoke to the president this week told The Wall Street Journal that Rosenstein’s ouster is “a matter of when, not if.”

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/382993-white-house-telling-allies-to-attack-rosenstein-on-tv-to-build-case
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Wall Street Journal: White House building case to fire Rosenstein (Original Post) workinclasszero Apr 2018 OP
He'll dig his own grave if he does, duforsure Apr 2018 #1
It's proof of obstruction of justice workinclasszero Apr 2018 #6
The evidence that has already been gathered YessirAtsaFact Apr 2018 #9
The whitehouse is fabricating a case to fire Rosenstein YessirAtsaFact Apr 2018 #2
yeah that'll fool everyone, especially if you float a trial balloon first unblock Apr 2018 #3
One thing the GOP is very good at is walkingman Apr 2018 #4
All things innocent people would do. n/t ok_cpu Apr 2018 #5
Bingo! workinclasszero Apr 2018 #8
That is not building a case, it is coordinating an attack to manipulate opinion regardless of facts Freethinker65 Apr 2018 #7
Yup GOP SOP. Good case in point: KPN Apr 2018 #11
Today on 'Morning Joe' Bill Kristol said sources told him W.H. memos are being prepared. PearliePoo2 Apr 2018 #10

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
1. He'll dig his own grave if he does,
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 10:30 AM
Apr 2018

Ad they've set him up to do this. He'll regret it as a lot will come out showing him at his worse. He can't stop it , as it will only speed up the process he's removed from office, which he will be.

YessirAtsaFact

(2,064 posts)
9. The evidence that has already been gathered
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 10:48 AM
Apr 2018

Won’t disappear if they fire Rosenstein.

This isn’t like a crooked precinct where the mobster talks to the bagman and the drugs disappear.

I would not be surprised if there are copies of documents and in safe locations, just in case.

YessirAtsaFact

(2,064 posts)
2. The whitehouse is fabricating a case to fire Rosenstein
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 10:33 AM
Apr 2018

That would be a more accurate, honest statement.

BTW, there’s nothing they can do to hide Trump’s hand in this.

There are already reports of him calling people and asking them to go on Faux Noise and say he should fire Mueller.

walkingman

(7,619 posts)
4. One thing the GOP is very good at is
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 10:35 AM
Apr 2018

trying to destroy anyone that disagrees with them. They have made it an almost an art.

Freethinker65

(10,022 posts)
7. That is not building a case, it is coordinating an attack to manipulate opinion regardless of facts
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 10:45 AM
Apr 2018

Example: Mueller and the FBI are investigating to uncover facts to see if there is a case to be built. Huge difference.

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
10. Today on 'Morning Joe' Bill Kristol said sources told him W.H. memos are being prepared.
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 10:49 AM
Apr 2018

Kristol said BLOTUS could fire Rosenstein as soon as today.

Donnie Deutsch said the same thing. He said he would take ANY bet on it.

Shit, hang on folks and hope the system holds. We're in uncharted waters.
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