McCabe: Rosenstein considered asking Jim Comey for advice after firing

[DonViejo]

By DAVID MORGAN CBS NEWS February 18, 2019, 9:25 AM

Former acting FBI director Andrew McCabe has told CBS News that, following the firing of FBI director James Comey, deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein considered reaching out to Comey for advice on the appointment of a special counsel to oversee the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election – an investigation President Trump had publicly stated was a reason for his having fired Comey.

In a portion of the interview which was not included in last night's report on "60 Minutes," McCabe told Scott Pelley about advising Rosenstein on the appointment of a special counsel. At that point, the FBI had already opened investigations into the efforts by Russia to disrupt the election, and communications between Russian government officials and figures within the Trump campaign.

Pelley asked McCabe, "Rosenstein took a little bit of time deciding whether to appoint a special counsel in this case. What were some of the things he was thinking about? Who was he seeking advice from?"

"Rod was thinking about a lot of things during those days; there was a lot going on," McCabe said. "Rod and I had numerous, several interactions over the course of five or six days. In each one, I pressed, pressed, raised the issue and pressed a little harder.

"Rod initially wasn't convinced that we needed [a special counsel], and then initially wasn't convinced that we needed one right away. I think one of his concerns that he mentioned to me was that he was concerned about what would happen to him if he appointed a special counsel, that if he did, it might mean he would lose his job and then we would no longer have a Senate-confirmed official at the Justice Department to oversee all these efforts. He was also concerned about the ongoing efforts to find and nominate a new candidate for the FBI director position, and that was a process that he very much wanted to stay involved in."

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[beachbum bob]

1. McCabe needs to be silient for a while...

[empedocles]

2. McCabe seems to be taking something like the Comey route. Book, public appearances,

and seems to be pretty competent. Comey may be a working model.

[Pachamama]

3. Can't blame him....he lost his retirement thanks to Trump....has to make a living telling his story

[empedocles]

4. My sense is that there is also a public service element in their roles.

[question everything]

5. We know that Rosenstein annouced his resignation, as soon as a new AG takes office

but why did McCabe have to crap all over him? He honestly did not appear credible. Was a lot more when his wife participated. Then we saw - as if we did not know - how slimeball Trump is, always has been.