Rosenstein thinks Whitaker is so superb, he says "superb" twice, in case you missed the first one

[Miles Archer]

Jeremy Herb
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@jeremyherb

DAG Rosenstein to @LauraAJarrett on Whitaker: "I think he’s a superb choice for attorney general. He certainly understands the work, understands the priorities of the department. I think he’s going to do a superb job as attorney general"

2:35 PM - 9 Nov 2018

Link to tweet

[at140]

1. New Boss, must butter him up!!

[manor321]

2. That's ridiculous

[dem4decades]

3. It's a trap.

And i don't think Whitaker realizes that as he eats the cheese.

[empedocles]

4. This is a very tricky era

[Tavarious Jackson]

5. Rosenstein wants to survive. nt

[Miles Archer]

33. That seems to be it...job security, thinly veiled as fawning. n/t

[EleanorR]

6. Now I really want to know what trump said to Rosenstein on Air Force One

[bluestarone]

7. WTF????

WTF???

[LakeArenal]

8. Throwing up in my mouth. 🤢

[sunonmars]

9. If he criticizes, he gets canned, gotta pick your battles.

[dalton99a]

10. Same way Paul Ryan praised Trump's "exquisite leadership"

He knows it's bullshit

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. What else is he going to say if he wants to keep his job?

[Miles Archer]

34. I give him credit for not bringing up the hot tub thing.

[INdemo]

12. I dont believe Rosenstein said that

There is no proof anywhere.

[EleanorR]

18. Whittaker was supposed to take Rosenstein's job

But Rosenstein didn't resign.

[INdemo]

31. But I dont believe Rosenstein gave Whitaker all that praise

There is no proof of it

[Miles Archer]

36. Well, there's no video, so the only proof is CNN reporter Laura Jarrett, the source.

Laura Jarrett
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Verified account

@LauraAJarrett

Laura Jarrett Retweeted Jeremy Herb

Group effort on this one with @MLevineReports and @DevlinBarrett! The context was his explanation of a conference call with US attys around the country and what he said about Whitaker, effort to signal Dept solidarity

Link to tweet

[Journeyman]

13. Who among us hasn't praised the boss' decisions, even though we knew they were wildly wrong? . . .

Discretion at times is the better part of valor.

[Sunsky]

14. Ridiculous

It's time Rosenstein stops kissing ass. How well have this strategy been working? A staffer promoted to a position in which he was next in line.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

17. So... what do you think would happen if Rosenstein said,

"That's a terrible appointment. Whitaker is a stooge for the White House who was appointed to kneecap the investigation; he's so far out of the legal mainstream that he doesn't even accept Marbury v. Madison; and anyhow I should have been given the job!"?

If he'd said something like that, right now Rosenstein would be standing at the curb in front of a DoJ office building, holding a cardboard box containing his desk calendar, a potted plant and some purloined ballpoints, waiting for a cab in the rain.

[Sunsky]

24. Telling the truth is honorable

Lying is not. One can always choose not to answer a question as well.
This response only serves to give credence to the Trump's illegal appointment.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. I'd rather he did as much sucking up as necessary to keep his job and protect Mueller.

[Sunsky]

28. Is he protecting him now?

I thought all matters concerning Mueller has been transferred to Whittaker.

[dawg day]

15. Methinks he doth protest too much-

Or he's an idiot, and doesn't realize that unlike him, Whitaker hasn't been passed by the Senate, and probably couldn't survive a Senate hearing, given his ethical issues.

[bluestarone]

16. So is he saying

The hell with MUELLER??? Help me here

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. Come on. He knows what he has to do to keep his job (and protect the investigation).

[bluestarone]

21. I hope so! BUT

I think he just turned over the investigation to the new ATT. G

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

22. How could he refuse?

Was he going to throw himself in front of a cabinet containing copies of the Mueller files and yell "You'll take away these files when you pry them from my cold dead hands!"? Whitaker is now his boss unless/until something happens to make him step down.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

20. Point of order here: Whitaker is now Rosenstein's boss.

As perverse as it might be for someone who puts in years at the DOJ to be subservient to a Johnny come lately partisan hack, that’s the reality here.

And I suppose Rosenstein could just go ahead and call him a hack, and likely get fired for insubordination, but I guess that’s not how he wants to play it, he wants to be a mensch, so what else can you say?

[diva77]

23. makes me think of "help me" in the Exorcist

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. Sounded to me like a hostage video.

[royable]

27. To misquote Shakespeare,

"Methinks the man doth praise too much."

[underpants]

29. Well Trump is Putin's super B

Just saying.

[C_U_L8R]

32. Superb Superb is code

for 'Help... send reinforcements"

[OnDoutside]

35. Do we know why Rosenstein's lawyer went to Federal court yesterday ?

[torius]

37. Rosenstein has a sly sense of humor.

I really think that's what this is.

[mr_lebowski]

38. If he used the word "Trump's" in 5 places, replacing "the" in 2, it'd be accurate I guess (nt)