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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTPM - Dem Sens: Rosenstein Should Resign If Wont Name Special Prosecutor On Russia
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/feinstein-durbin-rosenstein-resign-wont-appoint-special-prosecutor-russiaBy ALLEGRA KIRKLAND Published MAY 13, 2017 12:10 PM
Two senior Democrats want Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to resign if he declines to install a special prosecutor to lead the investigation into Russias interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on Friday cautioned that President Donald Trumps sudden dismissal of FBI director James Comey cant allow the probe to be derailed.
In an interview with NBC News, President Trump admitted to firing FBI Director James Comey because of his investigation of the Trump campaigns Russian connections, Durbin said in a statement. That is dangerously close to obstruction of justice. This morning, the President tweeted a thinly veiled threat to Mr. Comey, which could be construed as threatening a witness in this investigation, which is another violation of federal law.
Trump admitted to NBC that this Russia thing with Trump and Russia was on his mind when he decided to fire Comey, calling it a made up story.
After reports came out about a January dinner in which Trump reportedly asked Comey to pledge his loyalty to him, the President tweeted that the former FBI Director better hope there were no recordings of their conversations.
In her own statement, Feinstein said she supported Durbins call for Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to resign if he is unwilling to appoint a special counsel.
These investigations are far too important to risk disruption, delay or interference, she added.
The Trump administration initially attributed Comeys dismissal to a memo Rosenstein wrote condemning the FBI directors management of the probe into Hillary Clintons private email server.
The career prosecutor was appointed by Trump in January and only confirmed by the Senate in late April.
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TPM - Dem Sens: Rosenstein Should Resign If Wont Name Special Prosecutor On Russia (Original Post)
NRaleighLiberal
May 2017
OP
at this point every hour that goes by and the GOP doesnt appoint special prosecutors
Eliot Rosewater
May 2017
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Cha
(297,154 posts)1. KnR
virtualobserver
(8,760 posts)2. They need to be careful, Trump will fire him for them.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)3. at this point every hour that goes by and the GOP doesnt appoint special prosecutors
or Rosenstein doesnt, they are cementing their legacy as being non patriots.
Nixon's men did the right thing, imagine that. This bunch are just a bunch of assholes.
They are probably going to destroy the country.