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| Bill O'Reilly on the Comey memo and leaks to the NYT (Video) |
| 2017-06-11 |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 Senator Haris was demanding that Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein sign a letter giving special counsel Mueller full independence from the DOJ. Little question where this was headed. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-06-11 07:30 |
| #1 As I commented yesterday, James Comey's testimony at this point is essentially publicly documented evidence in the overall Russian interference and Trump collusion investigation. Because of the legally questionable actions and motives of James Comey, it becomes hard to fathom how special counsel Robert Mueller could refuse to investigate James Comey without losing all credibility himself. Because of their closely interwoven working relationship at both the DOJ and other state and federal judicial positions (not to mention their close personal relationship), it is hard to justify Robert Mueller's position as special counsel going forward at this point. This brings into bright highlight the intense confrontation between Calif. Senator Kamala Harris and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein during Wednesday's Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing. Senator Haris was demanding that Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein sign a letter giving special counsel Mueller full independence from the DOJ. This would give special counsel Mueller full independence from Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein's ability, statutorily and legally, to fire him. Rosenstein refused. Rosenstein appointed Mueller as Special Counsel on May 17th and retains the authority to override Mueller’s decisions and to order his dismissal. In the hearing, Rosenstein refused to commit in writing to grant Mueller full independence from any officer at the Department of Justice (for now). Watch the Confrontation Here |
| Posted by: junkiron 2017-06-11 04:15 |