In his prepared intro, Rosenstein describes his decision to provide a false pretext for Trump's decision to fire Comey simply as "the departure of the FBI director." 
ROSENSTEIN: "There was reasonable suspicion" to investigate the targets of the Russia investigation.
ROSENSTEIN: None of the info in the Mueller report or the criminal indictments from the investigation relied on the Steele Dossier.
ROSENSTEIN: "I have confidence in Mr. Mueller's integrity."
DURBIN says Dems will seek to authorize subpoenas Papadopoulos, Manafort, Roger Stone, Rick Gates, Kilimnik
Watching the Senate Judiciary Committee question Rosenstein is a reminder that lawmakers have virtually no interest in gleaning new information even when there are enormous opportunities.
ROSENSTEIN says he did not suggest or hint at wearing a wire to record Trump or to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him.
MCCABE slams Rosenstein and accuses him of trying to "rewrite the history" of what happened in 2017.
