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mucifer

(23,537 posts) Wed Jan 9, 2019, 08:04 AM Jan 2019

Rosenstein expected to depart DOJ in coming weeks once new attorney general confirmed

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave his role in the coming weeks, multiple sources familiar with his plans told ABC News.

Rosenstein has communicated to President Donald Trump and White House officials his plan to depart the administration around the time William Barr, Trump's nominee for attorney general, would take office following a Senate confirmation.

Sources told ABC News Rosenstein wants to ensure a smooth transition to his successor and would accommodate the needs of Barr, should he be confirmed.

Rosenstein apparently had long been thinking he would serve about two years, and there was no indication that he was being forced out at this moment by the president.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rosenstein-expected-depart-doj-coming-weeks-attorney-general/story?id=60252611

Oy Vey! Hopefully this means Mueller will finish his report soon.

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Rosenstein expected to depart DOJ in coming weeks once new attorney general confirmed (Original Post) mucifer Jan 2019 OP

This makes me wonder about any sealed indictments that might already be in place. Vinca Jan 2019 #1

Think so also DeminPennswoods Jan 2019 #2

Securing a pledge and having him honor it are two different things. CincyDem Jan 2019 #3

Important addition from CNN manor321 Jan 2019 #4

Yay!!!! mucifer Jan 2019 #5

So if it was known for awhile by some that Rosenstein was leaving in February-ish and Rosenstein KewlKat Jan 2019 #6

This is not good news Gothmog Jan 2019 #7

No, it is. Look at post 4 from manor321. It seems to mean Mueller is almost done. Squinch Jan 2019 #8

Interesting sentence about Mueller lindysalsagal Jan 2019 #9

Vinca

(50,269 posts)

1. This makes me wonder about any sealed indictments that might already be in place.

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 08:06 AM

Jan 2019

I can't imagine Rosenstein leaving and creating a threat to Mueller unless the puzzle was nearly completed.

DeminPennswoods

(15,285 posts)

2. Think so also

Reply to Vinca (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 08:13 AM

Jan 2019

but a lot has emerged about Barr since he was nominated. He might not sail through confirmation the way it was thought at first. Further, one or more Dem senators will extract a pledge of recusal based on his previous letter to DoJ and other statements biased against Mueller.

CincyDem

(6,355 posts)

3. Securing a pledge and having him honor it are two different things.

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 08:24 AM

Jan 2019

The Saturday Night Massacre was due in large part to the pledge that Richardson made during his confirmation. There was no law requiring it, just his ethics. This administration has no ethics and is committed to the principle that if it ain't explicitly illegal, all's fair.

He'll make that pledge and then break it with the spin being "now that I've had a chance to review all the information (and share it with the president's lawyers), I don't see anything that requires recusal". When asked about his pledge..."I know much more about the details than I did when I made that pledge and with this new knowledge, I don't see a need for recusal".

manor321

(3,344 posts)

4. Important addition from CNN

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 09:02 AM

Jan 2019

CNN: Rod Rosenstein has signaled to officials that he would leave the job when he was satisfied that Mueller’s investigation was either complete or close enough to completion that it was protected.

Link to tweet

mucifer

(23,537 posts)

5. Yay!!!!

Reply to manor321 (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 09:10 AM

Jan 2019

KewlKat

(5,624 posts)

6. So if it was known for awhile by some that Rosenstein was leaving in February-ish and Rosenstein

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 09:11 AM

Jan 2019

signaled to officials that he would leave the job when he was satisfied that Mueller’s investigation was either complete or close enough to completion that it was protected, maybe that is why there was a recent rumor that Mueller was wrapping up and issuing a report in February?

Gothmog

(145,153 posts)

7. This is not good news

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 09:13 AM

Jan 2019

Link to tweet

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Squinch

(50,949 posts)

8. No, it is. Look at post 4 from manor321. It seems to mean Mueller is almost done.

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #7)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 09:29 AM

Jan 2019

lindysalsagal

(20,679 posts)

9. Interesting sentence about Mueller

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 09:32 AM

Jan 2019

The deputy attorney general has been managing special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation and has signaled to other officials that he would leave when he was satisfied that Mueller's investigation was either complete or close enough to completion that it was protected.

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