MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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By Katie Bo Williams & Jordain Carney @ TheHill.com, May 18 6:39 pm
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein dropped two bombshells during a hotly-anticipated appearance before the Senate on Thursday, less than 24 hours after he announced the appointment of a special prosecutor in the FBI’s investigation into Russian election meddling.
According to lawmakers, Rosenstein confirmed that the bureau’s investigation into Russian interference in the election is no longer strictly a counterintelligence investigation — a kind of probe that does not normally result in charges — but also a criminal one.
He also said he was aware President Trump intended to fire Comey prior to penning a memo that the White House later used as its justification for the dismissal.
Lawmakers emerged from the closed-door meeting painting a sober picture of the briefing [....]
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The New York Times' version of the same story:
Senate Inquiries Narrow as Rosenstein Suggests Plan to Fire Comey Predated Memo
By Emmarie Huetteman, Rebecca R. Ruiz and Matthew Rosenberg, MAY 18
The Washington Post has their own story, A.P.'s story, and two videos:
Behind closed doors, Al Franken, Kirsten Gillibrand blast Rosenstein for withholding information
Senators: Rosenstein knew of Comey firing before memo
Manchin: 'People were frustrated' by lack of details at Rosenstein briefing
Senators emerge from Rosenstein briefing with few details
by artappraiser on Fri, 05/19/2017 - 12:41am
White House Looking at Ethics Rule to Weaken Special Investigation: Sources
By REUTERS @ NYTimes.com, May 19, 2017, 6:03 P.M. E.D.T.
by artappraiser on Sat, 05/20/2017 - 8:26pm
Wow--odd fumble by the Justice League.
by jollyroger on Sat, 05/20/2017 - 10:41pm
If you reverse engineer "Comey made a memo of the request he drop the case and showed it to close associates at the time" doesn't that spell B___y Three Sticks? Who else but your predecessor as director would you go to with this bombshell, the more so with your history.
Which may make us like Mueller for the deep leaker, who perhaps has been orchestrating this defense of the Repubic (and, I for one, would sleep better if they are this organized in the counter coup) ever since Flynn came up dirty and Trump couldn't care less.
by jollyroger on Sat, 05/20/2017 - 11:06pm
by artappraiser on Sun, 05/21/2017 - 1:33pm