Republicans are making their move to give Trump the political cover he needs via a secret memo to remove Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to get to their real objective, which is firing Special counsel Robert Mueller.
The New York Times reported:
A secret, highly contentious Republican memo reveals that Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein approved an application to extend surveillance of a former Trump campaign associate shortly after taking office last spring, according to three people familiar with it.
The renewal shows that the Justice Department under President Trump saw reason to believe that the associate, Carter Page, was acting as a Russian agent. But the reference to Mr. Rosenstein’s actions in the memo — a much-disputed document that paints the investigation into Russian election meddling as tainted from the start — indicates that Republicans may be moving to seize on his role as they seek to undermine the inquiry.
Trump can’t fire Mueller until he gets rid of Rosenstein
Trump needs to get Rosenstein out of the way before he can fire Mueller. House Intel Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) is a Trump stooge who has been trying to sabotage the Russia investigations since Trump took office. Nunes isn’t fooling anyone. The goal here isn’t to fire Rosenstein. It’s to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller. If Trump fires Rosenstein, he can then appoint a new Deputy Attorney General who will fire Mueller.
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If Trump fires Rosenstein, all hell will break loose
Republicans are divided on whether or not to pass a bill to protect Mueller from Trump, but if Trump fires Rosenstein, the pressure is going to grow on Congress to pass legislation to protect Mueller. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that he didn’t think that Congress needed to pass legislation to protect Mueller during an interview with Hugh Hewitt on November of 2017, but that all change if Republican hopes get even direr for 2018, and the GOP feels pressure to act to save their majority.
Trump and Nunes are about to unleash a firestorm as all of the national rage that has built up since Trump took office will explode if he makes his move to fire Robert Mueller.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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