Justice Department official overseeing Mueller and Russia probe under increasing pressure

[TomCADem]

Source: MSN/Washington Post

Rod J. Rosenstein's tenure as deputy attorney general and the top Justice Department official overseeing the Russia investigation appears to be in peril after President Trump refused to say Friday whether he had confidence in him.

After Trump authorized release of a controversial memo on FBI surveillance practices by House Intelligence Committee Republicans, he was asked by a reporter whether he was more likely to fire Rosenstein and whether he had confidence in the 27-year-veteran of the Justice Department who oversees its day-to-day operations and special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation. "You figure that one out," Trump replied.

The memo says that Rosenstein signed an application to renew a surveillance warrant on Carter Page, a former Trump campaign adviser, and says that information justifying that and other warrant requests to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court was tainted by political bias. The FBI has said it has "grave concerns" that the memo leaves out important material, creating an inaccurate impression of its work.

Rep. Paul A. Gosar (R-Ariz.) said in a statement that he wanted Attorney General Jeff Sessions to seek the criminal prosecution of Rosenstein and several former Justice Department officials whom he described as "traitors to our nation."



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Wow, now Trump and House Republicans do not merely want to fire the folks associated with Mueller probe, but they want to criminally prosecute them. Amazing.

This is Banana Republican time.

[RDANGELO]

1. He is a delusional narcissist ,

who can make himself believe whatever he needs to survive. Eventually, he will run into the wall of reality.

[Docreed2003]

2. And the GOP kooks are eating this crap memo up...SMH

[TomCADem]

3. In Fox News World, You Can See Why GOP Thinks They Can Now Fire Rosenstein...

Here are real Fox News headlines appearing on their website. You just can't make this up.

White House: Document 'raises serious concerns' about integrity of decisions by DOJ and FBI

Trump says a lot of people should be ashamed over the memo

READ THE MEMO: House Intelligence Committee report on FISA abuses

Fitton: FISA memo is 'devastating blow' to Mueller's Russia investigation

OPINION: Shocking memo reveals how Comey disgraced an honorable FBI

Mainstream media reacts angrily to memo, while playing down its contents

Rep. DeSantis: 'We still don't have evidence of any Trump-Russia campaign collusion'

Rep. Pete King: FISA memo should lead to public hearings

[Docreed2003]

4. I saw those memes being pushed on Twitter

Some are claiming treason in the FBI, that unamed Democratic leaders should be tried for treason, and on and on.

I worry about what the average Trumper’s response will be when/if the investigation begins to get close enough to bring down Trump.

[Sophia4]

6. I think Mueller will indict several more people before he gets to Trump.

One of those indictments under seal could belong to someone in the Trump administration, probably not Trump himself.

[Docreed2003]

7. I completely agree

I just hope the indictments that do come are enough to force the hand of Congress to bring down Trump.

[regnaD kciN]

9. He cant indict anybody once he's fired...

...which may come as soon as next week.

[Sophia4]

11. The work he is doing now will leak to the public if he is fired.

That's my prediction. He won't leak it, but reporters will find out what is going on. I think that the news media has been very cautious about reporting the truth about the investigation of Trump's ties to Russians.

If you look at Trump's choices regarding foreign policy advisors during his campaign, the individuals are a strange group. I may be mistaken but from what I can tell three have odd ties to Russia with Page being involved somehow in energy and two have "expertise" if that is what it is, and I am not sure, on Muslim terrorism. They are a strange bunch. Then there is Tillerson who seems intelligent and sane, but who also has an odd link to Russia and who does not seem to have a great deal of expertise on foreign policy (although he is one of the best on Trump's team as far as qualifications are concerned).

Trump seems very tilted toward Russia. This is my impression, and I could be wrong. But there is something askew in Trump's relationship with Russia vs his relationship with the rest of the world and in particular our allies, our traditional allies, in Europe, the countries that have long traditions of democracy.

The Trump candidacy and administration are quite odd when it comes to foreign policy, i think. I'm not an expert in the area, but something just strikes me as very odd and not very practical when it comes to Trump's policy in this area. And he has not formulated a plan to execute the Russian sanctions that Congress voted on. His understanding of the role of the president in foreign policy is problematic in my view.

He could get the US into a lot of trouble and offend of lot of the friends we rely on in the world.

[SergeStorms]

10. I hope it's Trump's idiot son.

Now I know you're saying to yourself, "which idiot son"? For the sake of clarity I'm thinking about Donnie Jr. Now that guy is a total moron, and I think he's probably the smarter of the two older moron sons.

[FakeNoose]

13. I was pretty sure you didn't mean Barron

But thanks for clarifying that.

[Sophia4]

5. Trump has simply fired or lost too many people.

He is beginning to look like a fool with all his hiring and firing.

His incompetence in all his glory.

[BlueIdaho]

8. Increasing pressure from who?

Russian Twitter and Facebook Bots?

[Bayard]

12. PERSECUTE Rosenstein!

Oh sorry, "prosecute him".