Thread by @AndrewDesiderio

Rosenstein says he would not have signed the 4th and final FISA application for Carter Page if he knew what he knows today.

Rosenstein continues to take shots at McCabe, saying he was “not fully candid with me” and “certainly wasn’t forthcoming.”

Rosenstein says “there was suspicion” still in August 2017 about possible Trump-Russia coordination.

But later says this...

Graham: “There was no there-there in August 2017. Do you agree with that general statement?”

Rosenstein: “I agree with that general statement.”

“Unfortunately, this is not a rerun,” @SenatorDurbin says. “This is the priority of the Senate Judiciary Committee today.”

Rosenstein: “I do not consider the investigation to be corrupt, but I certainly understand the president's frustration given the outcome...”

“Joe Biden personally unmasked Michael Flynn’s name,” Ted Cruz says. This is no documentary evidence supporting this claim.

Amy Klobuchar fires back at Ted Cruz for comparing Obama’s actions to those of Richard Nixon, saying Obama left the White House with “grace.”

Hawley with some 🔥 directed at Graham:

“I’m sure this committee will take every pain not to hold you accountable or responsible. Apparently we can’t hold anyone accountable, Mr. Chairman. So I don’t know what this committee is left to do.”

.@woodruffbets and I are covering it all here — follow along: politico.com/news/2020/06/0…

Hirono asks Rosenstein about the 2018 NYT report on his suggestions of wearing a wire around Trump and recruiting cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment.

”The idea that I was involved in some conspiracy to get the president is ridiculous,” Rosenstein says.

“I did not suggest or hint at secretly recording President Trump,” Rosenstein adds.