posted June 13, 2017 02:03 PM            

Marc Kasowitz, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer in the Russia investigation, has boasted to friends and colleagues that he played a central role in the firing of Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, according to four people familiar with the conversations.

Kasowitz told Trump, “This guy is going to get you,” according to a person familiar with Kasowitz’s account.

Those who know Kasowitz say he is sometimes prone to exaggerating when regaling them with his exploits. But if true, his assertion adds to the mystery surrounding the motive and timing of Bharara’s firing.

New presidents typically ask U.S. attorneys to resign and have the power to fire them. But Trump asked Bharara to stay in his job when they met in November at Trump Tower, as Bharara announced after the meeting.

In early March, Trump reversed himself. He asked all the remaining U.S. attorneys to resign, including Bharara. Bharara, a telegenic prosecutor with a history of taking on powerful politicians, refused and was fired March 11.

As ProPublica previously reported, at the time of Bharara’s firing the Southern District was conducting an investigation into Trump’s secretary of health and human services, Tom Price.

Trump Tower and the Trump Organization was also in his jurisdiction.

posted June 14, 2017 02:49 AM            

true, depends on how successful his advisors are in reminding him-->

posted June 16, 2017 02:02 PM            

Then he took credit himself

Now he is blaming Mueller

For telling him to fire Comey

posted June 17, 2017 08:12 AM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
None of his tweets are evidence of anything. The collusion illusion is dead in the water. There's also zero chance for obstruction. The special counselor swamp rat hired three attorneys who are Democrat donors, and one was Hillary's attorney. He should recuse himself.

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Untrue.

His travel ban is considered, by the courts, to be anti Muslim. His ugly campaign rhetoric AND matching tweets are the basis of the courts denial.

His tweets are definately hot stuff and will be used against him

So, now you think Mueller is a "bad" guy now?.

posted June 17, 2017 11:50 AM            

Forked tongues (again)

As the noose tightens, now trump hates him.

posted June 17, 2017 03:03 PM            

Travel Pause

Think about that for more than a Nano second.

Art of the Parse.

posted June 17, 2017 03:21 PM            

Former Justice Department officials said that Trump’s tweet has put Rosenstein, who just months ago enjoyed a sterling reputation, in an untenable position. At the minimum, Rosenstein is likely to come under overwhelming pressure to recuse himself from his role overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Trump.

A former senior DOJ official said Trump’s tweet accuses Rosenstein of lying to Congress. Trump claims Rosenstein “told me to fire the FBI Director!” Shortly after Comey was fired, Rosenstein said in a statement to Congress that the memo said was "not a statement of reasons to justify a for-cause termination," even though he “thought it was appropriate to seek a new leader" for the FBI.

"The question is, is this a bridge too far for Rod?" the former official said.

The last time the White House characterized Rosenstein as the hatchet man, he “drew a line in the sand,” as the official put it, and reportedly threatened to resign. Shortly after, Trump told NBC News that he would have fired Comey regardless of Rosenstein’s memo.

Still, it's undeniable that Rosenstein's memo aided Trump in firing Comey. That means the senior Justice Department official responsible for Mueller's investigation is also a likely witness in that investigation.

“It’s long seemed to me that Rosenstein would inevitably have to recuse himself in this investigation, because he was a witness to the events surrounding the firing of James Comey and may have participated in the firing of Mr. Comey,” Mariotti continued.
“This latest statement by the president may hasten Rosenstein’s recusal or put pressure on Rosenstein to step aside or step down.”
Rosenstein has quietly acknowledged that he may need to step aside, according to ABC News. He has already testified to a House panel that he is in consultation with Justice Department ethics officials to determine if his recusal is necessary.

“You don’t recuse yourself from an investigation because a subject of the investigation is accusing you of misconduct,” said Ed Dowd, a former U.S. Attorney who helped run the special counsel investigation of the Waco raid. “This may be putting pressure on Rosenstein to say, ‘Do I really need this?’ It may be putting pressure on him to get out, but that is not a proper reason to recuse himself, there’s no question about that.”

“It should not have an effect on him in terms of recusing himself. He should not recuse himself based on tweets by someone who’s under investigation”

It has been a spectacular fall for Rosenstein. As recently as February, pillars of the legal establishment breathed a sigh of relief when the highly respected prosecutor became deputy attorney general. Instead, they have watched in horror as he wrote a legal memo in May at Trump’s request that was widely seen as a pretext for firing the FBI chief. Brookings Institution scholar Ben Wittes, editor of the influential legal blog Lawfare and a friend of Comey’s, has speculated that Rosenstein might have given Trump the “loyalty” assurance the president sought unsuccessfully from the ex-FBI director.

As respected as Rosenstein was, he also has a reputation for ambition. The view of him in legal circles, according to a former Justice Department official who wished to remain anonymous, is, “he’s wanted to be the DAG [deputy attorney general] for a long, long time.”

posted June 17, 2017 03:22 PM            

I note that he was not being investigated till he started protesting and defending what hadn't been mooted, and trying to obstruct? He is doing everything he can to prevent this ever being investigated. And making it obvious he has no LEGAL grounds for doing so hence the Tweet storm.

Meanwhile we have a Navy crew down and no one to deal with it. The Repubs are trying to pass a bill in secret. Social Security is being offered for mutilation..

He hasnt even bothered to nominate for positions across the govt.

But his assets are being sold off to nameless buyers.. and he is telling the Mayor of London how to do his job .