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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/deputy-attorney-general-privately-acknowledges-recuse-russia-probe/story?id=48080253The senior Justice Department official with ultimate authority over the special counsel's probe of Russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 election has privately acknowledged to colleagues that he may have to recuse himself from the matter, which he took charge of only after Attorney General Jeff Sessions' own recusal, sources tell ABC News.
Those private remarks from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein are significant because they reflect the widening nature of the federal probe, which now includes a preliminary inquiry into whether President Donald Trump attempted to obstruct justice when he allegedly tried to curtail the probe and then fired James Comey as FBI director.
Rosenstein, who authored an extensive and publicly-released memorandum recommending Comey's firing, raised the possibility of his recusal during a recent meeting with Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand, the Justice Department's new third-in-command, according to sources.
Although Rosenstein appointed a special counsel to lead the federal probe, he still makes the final decisions about resources, personnel and -- if necessary -- any prosecutions
HipChick
(25,485 posts)Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)wouldn't be the weirdest thing to happen on this shit show.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)OnDoutside
(19,962 posts)SweetieD
(1,660 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)If Donald Trump told him to draw up a memo to give a bogus reason for firing Comey, one that Trump himself would later reject as his reason for firing Comey, that's something he'd might have to testify to in terms of the obstruction of justice case.
*And if Trump told him to fire Mueller for no basis other than he wants the Russia thing to go away, then he's really, really, really a witness.*
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)My god.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)Recusing himself won't get it off.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)we'll see Rosenstein's next in command either fire Mueller or interfere/block the investigation.
C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)Or creating a path for Trump to make some stupid move?
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)Would the recusal be based on:
A) The memo he wrote in May that was originally cited as the basis for Comey's firing before Trump opened his big ugly stupid mouth to Lester Holt and the Russians and said no, he fire Comey over Russia.
or....
B) Something far more recent, like Trump coming to him and demanding he fire Robert Mueller?
Freethinker65
(10,024 posts)He is yet another that may have to testify. His (DAG) tweet about being careful about sources to media is very suspect