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This has always been the underlying question of the investigation, but what a call it must have been to make it explicit so early. Bold.
Can also see another reason Rosenstein appointed Mueller. Not just to protect the probe from Trump, but because the FBI was vulnerable to accusations of acting too quickly out of anger over Comey and needed someone unimpeachable in charge.
You’re Rosenstein in May 17 and you’ve just tanked your own reputation by helping fire Comey. Then you find out Trump has been trying to block the probe for months and the FBI has now opened a counterintel probe into POTUS. No wonder he was melting down.
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You can debate whether Barr will be fair or not, but is there any doubt at all that this memo is why Trump nominated him?
The details of this are stunning. In addition to discussing his memo with Trump’s personal attorneys, Barr also shared or discussed it with Kushner’s lawyer. There is no world in which he doesn’t need to recuse.
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Matthew Miller
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More I think about the NYT story, the more the takeaway for me is the tension between DOJ & FBI in that period, with a worrried and angry FBI taking a dramatic step that would make their investigation unkillable.
The story doesn’t say this explicitly, but it seems the FBI expanded the investigation into POTUS himself without approval from Rosenstein. Wow. That is, shall we say, suboptimal. In their defense, they would’ve had real questions about Rod after he wrote the Comey memo.
So if you’re the FBI and you’re worried your investigation is about to get squashed, what do you to to make that impossible? Up the ante and formally expand it into Trump himself. Tie DOJ’s hands.
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One thing I'd add about this smart @benjaminwittes piece is that many of the arguments DOJ could make against providing a report to Congress have been completely undermined by DOJ turning so much over to Meadows & co. the past two years. lawfareblog.com/how-robert-mue…
Trump and House R's worked together to make DOJ turn over all kinds of stuff that has heretofore remained secret. Good luck making the argument now that DOJ investigative materials shouldn't go to the hill. Pandora's box is wide open.
So even aside from questions about a Mueller report, Nadler and Cummings should be able to get their hands on every FBI 302 from the Mueller probe. It's all coming out. Way to think ahead, Mr. President.
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