Rod Rosenstein Offers Resignation to John Kelly

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Rod Rosenstein Offers Resignation to John Kelly

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has verbally resigned to Chief of Staff John Kelly, according to a breaking news report.

UPDATE (12:48 p.m.): White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has not resigned and will meet with President Donald Trump on Thursday. “At the request of Rod Rosenstein, he and President Trump had an extended conversation to discuss recent news stories,” Sanders said. “Because the President is at the United Nations General Assembly and has a full schedule with leaders from around the world, they will meet on Thursday when the President returns to Washington, DC.”

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Statement on Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein:

9:48 AM - Sep 24, 2018

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Rosenstein offered his resignation following reports claiming the Justice Department’s second highest-ranked official considered secretly recording President Donald Trump and lobbying cabinet members to invoke the 25th amendment in a bid to remove him, Axioswrote Monday.

 

On Friday, The New York Times published a bombshell report alleging Rosenstein raised the prospect during a meeting with multiple FBI officials of taping President Trump without his knowledge “to expose the chaos consuming the administration.” Further, the Deputy Attorney General considered using said recordings to lobby Chief of Staff John Kelly and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to invoke the 25th Amendment.

 

According to the report, Rosenstein became fixated with the idea of having the president removed after becoming frustrated with the White House’s handling of FBI Director James Comey’s firing. Rosenstein reportedly told close associates that he would one day be “vindicated” for being ordered to draft the memo justifying Comey’s ouster.

 

The Times says Rosenstein’s remarks were detailed in a series of memos compiled by multiple FBI officials, including former FBI Dupoty Director Andrew McCabe, a claim an attorney for the fired official denies. Michael R. Bromwich, a member of McCabe’s legal team, told the paper that his client “has no knowledge of how any member of the media obtained those memos.”

“A set of those memos remained at the F.B.I. at the time of his departure in late January 2018,” Bromwich added.

 

The Justice Department denied the report, issuing the following statement from Rosenstein to the Times: “I will not further comment on a story based on anonymous sources who are obviously biased against the department and are advancing their own personal agenda. But let me be clear about this: Based on my personal dealings with the president, there is no basis to invoke the 25th Amendment.”

 

A Justice Department spokesperson conceded that Rosenstein did discuss secretly taping the president but presented an anonymous source who told the Times that he did so in a sarcastic manner.

 

Allies of the president, including Fox News host Sean Hannity, warned against firing Rosenstein — a move they say could have a negative impact on the fast-approaching midterm elections.

 

Washington Post national political reporter Robert Costa said over the weekend that the president would not fire Rosenstein over the report. “POTUS has told several people on Fri. and Sat. that he’s not going to fire the deputy AG and is suspicious of anything that even tangentially involves McCabe, according to three advisers familiar with the ongoing discussions,” he tweeted.

https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/24/report-rod-rosenstein-offers-resignation-to-john-kelly/

[coorslite21]

This only works if he resigns at this moment in time......he, along with the entire DOJ under Obama are all guilty of conspiracy against a US citizen....

as well as an elected President.....the Clinton's are also complicite... only a matter of time for all of them......that ship is sinking and the rats are jumping overboard...CL

[jaman]

well if he get fired he receives no pension

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[Indraman]

Yep, leave quietly and Resign, or be fired w/o pension. Problem is that if he is later indicted and pleads guilty, the pension may be lost.

 

Indy

[Indraman]

Rod Rosenstein Resigns Under Fire | The Still Report

 

 

Indy

[Sage449]

I hope they frisk him and wand him for wires. Since he's such a prince & advocate for taping Trump discussions. Burn his behind. 

[Indraman]

***LANGUAGE***

 

The Legacy Media Can't Get Its Story Straight On The Rod Rosenstein Resignation | STYXHEXENHAMMER666

 

 

So did he resign or what? It appears as though this may still not be confirmed.

 

Indy

[Indraman]

Dershowitz: Rosenstein Is Done, Even Mentioning 25th Amendment Shows Incredible Ignorance | Fox News Insider

 

 

Indy

[Pitcher]

Another swamp creature is slayed.  Now have him testify under oath to a Special Investigation and let’s clean the entire swamp.  

[Butifldrm]

HOUSE FREEDOM CAUCUS TO ROSENSTEIN: TESTIFY OR RESIGN

9:33 PM 09/25/2018

Chuck Ross | Reporter

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The House Freedom Caucus is calling on Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to testify about allegations that he offered to spy on President Donald Trump or resign from office.

“Tonight the Freedom Caucus took an official position that Rod Rosenstein needs to come testify before the Judiciary committee within the week or he needs to resign,” reads a tweet from the conservative Republican group.

 

Rosenstein is set to meet on Thursday with Trump to discuss reports about memos written by Andrew McCabe, the former FBI deputy director.

According to The New York Times, McCabe claimed in memos that Rosenstein offered to wear a wire during meetings with Trump. McCabe, who was fired for lack of candor, also asserted that Rosenstein discussed using the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office. (RELATED: Rosenstein Is Expecting To Be Fired)

Rosenstein disputed the report, saying that he never seriously discussed deposing Trump or spying on him. Justice Department sources who were in the meetings have anonymously claimed that Rosenstein responded sarcastically to a request from McCabe to investigate Trump.

Rosenstein reportedly offered to resign because he expected Trump to fire him. But Trump’s allies counseled the president not to fire Rosenstein, especially based on claims from McCabe.

Fox News host Sean Hannity, a Trump confidant, said in a monologue on Friday that he believed the New York Times report was a setup aimed at forcing Trump to act impulsively and fire Rosenstein, who oversees the Mueller investigation.

The House Freedom Caucus is packed full of close Trump allies, including North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows and Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan.

https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/25/republicans-rosenstein-testify/