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DemocratSinceBirth

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Mon Sep 24, 2018, 10:50 AM Sep 2018

Meet Noel Francisco, the man who will oversee the Mueller probe if Trump fires Rosenstein

On Friday, the New York Times released an explosive report saying that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein suggested to other FBI officials that they secretly record Trump “to expose the chaos consuming the administration” and considered invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office. The story has once again raised speculation that Rosenstein may soon be out of a job.

Rosenstein is the man in charge of overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from that role in March 2017 because of potential conflicts of interest.

If Rosenstein were fired, or if he quit, the spotlight would turn to Solicitor General Noel Francisco. Francisco is the next Senate-confirmed Justice Department official in line, which means the Mueller investigation would drop to him. (The No. 3 person in the department, Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand, resigned in February; the Trump administration hasn’t picked a replacement.)


https://www.vox.com/2018/9/21/17888022/rod-rosenstein-fired-trump-noel-francisco









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Meet Noel Francisco, the man who will oversee the Mueller probe if Trump fires Rosenstein (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2018 OP
Francisco is a RW tool and a Trumpanzee. dalton99a Sep 2018 #1
Indictment time...Calling on Robert Mueller to act.....NOW!!!!! ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2018 #2

ProudMNDemocrat

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2. Indictment time...Calling on Robert Mueller to act.....NOW!!!!!
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 11:02 AM
Sep 2018

He has the goods on Trump, his family, and cronies connected to the Russia probe. Manafort and Cohen are spilling their guts out.

Trump is SCARED!!!!!!
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