By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
The intrigue from the Robert Mueller probe continues to intrigue.
The latest comes from a report in the New York Times which says former acting F.B.I. director, Andrew G. McCabe wrote a confidential memo last spring recounting a conversation that offered significant behind-the-scenes details on the firing of his boss, Director James B. Comey., according to several people familiar with the discussion.
Comey’s firing is a central to Mueller’s probe into whether President Trump tried to obstruct the investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia. McCabe has turned over his memo to the special counsel, the Times reports.
Citing “several people familiar with the discussion,” the Times reports that the document from McCabe describes a conversation at the Justice Department with the deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, in the chaotic days last May after Mr. Comey’s abrupt firing. Mr. Rosenstein played a key role in the dismissal, writing a memo that rebuked Mr. Comey over his handling of an investigation into Hillary Clinton.
