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| Trump fires Rod Rosenstein out the cannon. |
Today, the Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is out. Vilified by Donald J. Trump and the far-right agitators like Sean "Softball" Hannity, Rosenstein took over the investigation into Trump's association with Russian operatives.
He was the guy who hired former FBI director and special prosecutor Robert Mueller to investigate Trump. He stayed on at least until William Barr took control of the U.S. Justice Department.
As predicted, Barr would immediately end the investigation, release a redacted Mueller report and refuse to appear under House Democrats subpoenas.
Rosenstein who was overseeing the Mueller investigation was vilified by the far-right.
His old boss the elf, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions (aka Magoo) was fired last year after Trump had gotten fed up with his old allies being indicted on charges.
Rosenstein said in a few weeks he will be out of Trump's hair. I don't believe it though. Trump will likely fire him out the cannon before he even sets off to the sunset.
Rosenstein sent out a statement saying that his decision to leave was well planned and the junk food media's coverage of him and Trump feuding was a thing of the past.
"We enforce the law without fear or favor because credible evidence is not partisan, and truth is not determined by opinion polls," Rosenstein wrote. "We ignore fleeting distractions and focus our attention on the things that matter, because a republic that endures is not governed by the news cycle."
Rosenstein often found himself the target President Donald Trump, especially after hiring Mueller in 2017. Shortly after being confirmed as deputy attorney general, Rosenstein wrote a memo criticizing former FBI Director James Comey amid Comey's investigation into Russia's 2016 actions, which Trump used as part of his reasoning in firing Comey.
After Comey was fired, Rosenstein brought Mueller in as special counsel to continue the investigation, and Mueller also looked at the question of obstruction of justice.
In the days after Trump fired Comey, Rosenstein discussed wearing a "wire" to record conversations with Trump and recruiting Cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office, The New York Times first reported and CNN later confirmed.
Earlier this month Rosenstein defended his handling of the Russia investigation and recalled during his Senate confirmation hearing that he had promised to "do it right" and "take it to the appropriate conclusion."
"It's not our job to render conclusive factual findings. We just decide whether it is appropriate to file criminal charges," Rosenstein said at an event in New York.
Mueller's report raised fresh questions about Rosenstein's role as both witness in and supervisor of the investigation into possible obstruction of justice by Trump. The redacted version of Mueller's report released disclosed a previously unknown episode where Rosenstein resisted Trump's efforts to get him to take the blame for firing Comey.
The fact that Rosenstein being fired by Trump only adds fuel to an already burning dumpster fire.
Many believe that Trump and his allies are getting away with high crimes and misdemeanors. Given that Republicans have demonized Barack Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, they have overlooked the criminal acts of past Republicans.
Just when you thought George W. Bush left a nasty taste in Amerikkka's mouth, now you got Trump.
The washed up reality television star who became our President of the United States. Uh, I hate saying that.
The 20 or more candidates running for the Democratic nomination can't win. Trump and Republicans have a long-term plan to keep themselves in power for generations. By not voting, we got what they wanted. A government that caters to the needs of the well-off, the elitists and the well-off whites and their bootlicking supporters.
Rosenstein at the end of the day caved to pressure. Had he kept the investigation going, we would finally know the truth. Instead we are left with questions about how they concluded that Trump didn't do anything wrong when they rarely interviewed him.
Rod Jay Rosenstein is an American attorney serving as United States Deputy Attorney General since 2017. Prior to his current appointment, he served as a United States Attorney for the District of Maryland. He is married to his wife Lisa and has children.
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