Despite his corruption. Despite his participating the farce that is the FISA surveillance court, it looks like the little snake, Rod Rosenstein’s job as Deputy AG. This is even more likely because Jeff Sessions is still worthless and even defended his good buddy Rosenstein.
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President Donald Trump’s clear frustrations notwithstanding, it does not appear likely he will fire deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Though the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence’s memo on FISA abuse claims Rosenstein sanctioned surveillance of a former Trump aide based on campaign opposition research, the mood among Republicans in Washington suggests he will not be dismissed.
Rosenstein’s position seemed precarious Friday, when reporters asked the president if he had confidence in the deputy attorney general. “You figure that one out,” Trump replied. A handful of House Republicans also expressed support for sacking Rosenstein in the hours before the memo was released.
Despite the president’s obvious displeasure with the deputy AG, administration officials walked back his statements Friday evening to assuage growing concerns that a dismissal was imminent.
“No changes are going to be made at the DOJ. We fully expect Rosenstein to continue on,” deputy press secretary Raj Shah told CNN.
Rosenstein supervises special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, given Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ recusal from matters relating to the Trump campaign. As such, a move against him would
Source: Daily Caller