President Trump said he has not decided whether to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein following a New York Times report that stated he discussed secretly recording the president and invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office.
Former White House political strategist Steve Bannon called special counsel Robert Mueller “a good man, a combat-veteran Marine” in a strong departure from President Trump’s rhetoric.
A group of conservative lawmakers are trying to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the top official overseeing Robert Mueller’s investigation of President Trump and his campaign’s role in Russian interference during the election.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Who knew C-Span could be so interesting? Two big names in federal law enforcement, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray, both Trump appointees, are scheduled to testify Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee about a recent Justice Department inspector general report that White House allies claim proves bias among…
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…
Matthew Miller was director of the Justice Department’s public affairs office from 2009 to 2011. By Matthew Miller For the Washington Post President Trump on Sunday launched his most direct attack on the Justice Department’s independence since he fired FBI Director James B. Comey, taking to Twitter to “hereby demand” that it open a counter-investigation…
President Trump wouldn’t say Wednesday whether he planned to fire special counsel Robert Mueller or Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein but indicated he has cooperated with the probe.
The fate of the special counsel investigation that has cast a long shadow of the White House may ultimately fall into the hands of Solicitor General Noel Francisco, a little-known Trump appointee who happens to be no fan of the FBI or its former director, James Comey.
