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StrictlyRockers

(3,855 posts)
1. Rosenstein has been extremely careful throughout this process to preserve his reputation
Sun Aug 30, 2020, 09:47 PM
Aug 2020

I will be surprised if we don't hear from him more directly soon. New news makes him look derelict in his duty. He looks bad there. He hamstrung Mueller. He's a pariah like Comey now?

agingdem

(7,859 posts)
2. I think Andrew Weissman is loyal to Mueller
Sun Aug 30, 2020, 09:47 PM
Aug 2020

in the NYT article Mueller appears manipulated and weak and so do the attorneys and investigators working for the Special Counsel's Office..after Bill Barr put his spin on the report and pronounced Trump innocent I don't recall anyone stand up and screaming "BULLSHIT"...

Under The Radar

(3,404 posts)
3. I believe that Rosenstein followed Muellers direction until Barr
Sun Aug 30, 2020, 10:20 PM
Aug 2020

...showed up and told Rosenstein that his life was in danger unless he walked the Trump loyalty line.

Under The Radar

(3,404 posts)
5. Yep, I remember one insiders account t about Barr bringing him in front...
Sun Aug 30, 2020, 10:29 PM
Aug 2020

...of Trump for a meeting and Rosenstein was reduced to tears.
A total puss with no spine. His actions opened up the entire FBI career staff to Trumps scorn.

In It to Win It

(8,285 posts)
6. I'm kinda with Weissmann on this
Sun Aug 30, 2020, 10:29 PM
Aug 2020

Ultimately, I don't really know but Rosenstein seems like too much of a square

Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)
7. I have come to trust Weissmann from his television appearances.
Sun Aug 30, 2020, 10:31 PM
Aug 2020

He doesn't seem to have any agenda except what we should expect -- finding truth.
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