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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDeputy AG says he may have to recuse himself from Russia probe
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/338119-deputy-ag-privately-acknowledged-possibility-of-recusal-from-russiaDeputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has privately told colleagues that he may have to recuse himself from the special counsel investigation of Russia's role in the 2016 election, ABC News reported Friday.
Rosenstein was charged with overseeing the probe after he took office in April because Attorney General Jeff Sessions had recused himself from the matter amid revelations that he failed to disclose to the Senate two meetings with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
The deputy attorney general eventually appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to lead the Russia investigation after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey.
Rosenstein has said that he will allow Mueller to conduct an independent investigation free of political influence.
Rosenstein had authored a memorandum the White House said justified firing Comey, citing the former top cop's handling of the bureau's investigation into Hillary Clinton's email use. Trump later revealed that he had made the decision to oust Comey without Rosenstein's recommendation and instructed the deputy attorney general to build a case for firing him.
In a recent meeting with Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand, Rosenstein said that she would have to step in to take his place at the held of the probe if he were to have to recuse himself.
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Deputy AG says he may have to recuse himself from Russia probe (Original Post)
RKP5637
Jun 2017
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Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)1. Was the whole GOP establishment on on the Russia scandal?
Everyday it looks more and more that way....
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)2. Make you start to really wonder, doesn't it, just how far this goes. Sure seems that way, at least a
bunch of them.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,430 posts)3. Kick
MineralMan
(146,350 posts)4. Well, recuuuuuse me!