Sessions and Rosenstein discussed firing Comey last winter

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I wonder if I can trust anyone in top Fed gov--under the ultimate control of the Trump administration!



Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein made his comments while briefing all House members on his role in last week’s firing of James Comey. | AP Photo


Sessions and Rosenstein discussed firing Comey last winter


http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/19/rod-rosenstein-jeff-sessions-firing-comey-238608

Rosenstein told lawmakers that he engaged in talks to replace the FBI director far earlier than previously known.

By Austin Wright

05/19/2017 12:45 PM EDT

Updated 05/19/2017 12:54 PM EDT


Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and then-Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) first discussed removing James Comey as FBI director last winter, even before Sessions was confirmed as attorney general, Rosenstein told lawmakers Friday.

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“In one of my first meetings with then-Senator Jeff Sessions last winter, we discussed the need for new leadership at the FBI,” Rosenstein said in his prepared opening statement. “Among the concerns that I recall were to restore the credibility of the FBI, respect the established authority of the Department of Justice, limit public statements and eliminate leaks.”

The discussion raises questions not just about President Donald Trump’s decision to oust Comey, but Sessions' public statements about Comey's performance.

During the presidential campaign, Sessions criticized the then-FBI director — but for the opposite reasons cited by Rosenstein in a controversial three-page memo laying out the rationale for firing Comey. Sessions said Comey was going too easy on Hillary Clinton, whereas Rosenstein wrote last week that Comey had treated her unfairly in his handling of the FBI's investigation into her emails......................

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1. The way they framed the complaint was clever.

.... they should have known that Orange haired idiot would blow it.