Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to leave Justice Department next month
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It was only a matter of time before Donald Trump grasped the full implications of the 25th Amendment chatter early in his administration and wanted someone's head on a platter. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein already dodged that bullet once before, aftDeputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to leave Justice Department next month
It was only a matter of time before Donald Trump grasped the full implications of the 25th Amendment chatter early in his administration and wanted someone's head on a platter. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein already dodged that bullet once before, after initial reports surfaced last fall suggesting he had raised the idea of wearing a wire to document Trump's insanity. But the new book tour of former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe has rung that bell again, and Rosenstein is reportedly headed for the Justice Department’s exit door in mid-March. Rosenstein, who both appointed special counsel Robert Mueller and has overseen his investigation into Russia's election interference, had been expected to leave once a new attorney general was appointed who would presumably take the lead on the Mueller probe going forward. That new attorney general, William Barr, was sworn in last week. And while Rosenstein doesn’t appear to have been forced out, he may as well git while the gittin’ is good. McCabe has gotten very clear in recent interviews about exactly what Rosenstein was implying when he spoke of wearing a wire to record Trump in the White House. He has said Rosenstein's comments were related to discussions of potentially using the 25th Amendment to topple Trump in the early days of his administration. “[Rosenstein] said, ‘I never get searched when I go into the White House. I could easily wear a recording device. They wouldn’t know it was there,’” McCabe told CBS's 60 Minutes of a conversation he had with Rosenstein. “He was not joking,” McCabe added, noting that Rosenstein mentioned the prospect more than once. McCabe also said that he «never actually considered» following through with it, though he did discuss it with team members and the general counsel at the FBI. We’re probably not finished hearing about this episode. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, has said he plans to investigate McCabe's claim. Read more