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kentuck

(111,104 posts)
Wed Apr 4, 2018, 02:47 PM Apr 2018

Has your opinion of Rod Rosenstein changed over the months?

Do you think he will come out of this Russia investigation as a significant historical figure?

How do you think he has been handling his job?

I heard some talking head on cable news describe him as an "institutionalist" and a very strong believer in the idea of justice.

I tend to think he has been one of the strongest voices in this entire saga of Russian influence in our elections?

What do you see his role in the near future?

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Has your opinion of Rod Rosenstein changed over the months? (Original Post) kentuck Apr 2018 OP
So far he does seem to strike me as being on the straight and narrow. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2018 #1
No. Iliyah Apr 2018 #2
Not sure I trust him either Clarity2 Apr 2018 #3
Yesterday he hired a new "right hand man" to help him BigmanPigman Apr 2018 #4
Yes. For now. GoCubsGo Apr 2018 #5

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,184 posts)
1. So far he does seem to strike me as being on the straight and narrow.
Wed Apr 4, 2018, 02:51 PM
Apr 2018

I was suspect of everyone--and I mean everyone---who was appointed by the administration, and that included Rosenstein, but he seems to have valued his independence so far.

Of course, if he's removed from his position--or if his recused boss is removed, for that matter--things go very bad very quickly.

Clarity2

(1,009 posts)
3. Not sure I trust him either
Wed Apr 4, 2018, 03:08 PM
Apr 2018

Didnt he say trump never put pressure on him regarding mueller investigation? Hard to believe, unless hes just trying not to get fired.

BigmanPigman

(51,611 posts)
4. Yesterday he hired a new "right hand man" to help him
Wed Apr 4, 2018, 03:12 PM
Apr 2018

"with the Russian investigation " so I do take him seriously. Also, he had dinner with Sessions in a very public DC restaurant to show the fake prez that he is on the side of law (Sessions would have to fire Mueller or get Rosentein to do it now).

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
5. Yes. For now.
Wed Apr 4, 2018, 03:54 PM
Apr 2018

I thought for sure that he was going to just be another right-wing toady. but it's looking like that's not really the case. I'm sure he's conservative, but it looks like he's been putting his duty and his country above politics. We'll see if that continues. I don't completely trust him, but he's not behaving as I had expected at the onset.

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