Freedom Caucus leaders want Rosenstein investigated for alleged threats
Source: The Washington Post
By Mike DeBonis
July 16 at 9:01 PM
Two leaders of the conservative House Freedom Caucus want the Justice Departments internal watchdog to investigate whether Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein threatened congressional aides in a January meeting.
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), the groups chairman, and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a co-founder and influential conservative leader, made the request of Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz on Monday, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Post.
This notion Mr. Rosenstein threatened to use his official investigative powers as Deputy Attorney General to retaliate against rank-and-file staff members for sending written oversight requests raises concerns he has abused his authority in the context of this investigation, they wrote.
The call for a probe comes as President Trumps defenders in Congress have turned up the heat on the Justice Department and the FBI over their probes into the 2016 presidential candidates culminating last week in a fiery hearing where Republicans berated senior FBI official Peter Strzok for sending text messages during the campaign criticizing and denigrating then-candidate Trump.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/07/16/freedom-caucus-leaders-want-rosenstein-investigated-for-alleged-threats/
Historic NY
(37,460 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)PatSeg
(47,741 posts)Pathetic!
bucolic_frolic
(43,476 posts)in fact it shows them for the pandering fools they are
mpcamb
(2,880 posts)You wouldn't want to be NEGLIGENT.
pecosbob
(7,548 posts)accepted illegal Russian contributions to their campaigns.
BumRushDaShow
(129,954 posts)needs to get moving. He has suddenly stepped up to become the temporary Nunes replacement.
Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)They don't call him Rowdy Roddy Rosenstein for nothin.
Bayard
(22,228 posts)Can you do that?
csziggy
(34,139 posts)Messages to the Department of Justice, including the Attorney General, may be sent using this form. Your message will be forwarded to the responsible Department of Justice component for appropriate handling.
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There is also a page to contact various branches of the DOJ - I am not sure which Rosenstein might be in: https://www.justice.gov/component-contact-information
I think he needs to know we support him.