Fauci is so last year.
Talked around in circles to finally say come back after the election and we'll see what's what (basically). Total WOT.
Solomon: What were the conversations Rod had with Comey and McCabe? Did he want to wear a wire into the Oval Office? Tomorrow's testimony will be dramatic.
What does the "K" stand for?
Wow. Those email chains. And all their email addresses not redacted? I guess they are press so no one cares. Thanks, anon. When was this released?
Statement from DAG:
The New York Times's story is inaccurate and factually incorrect. I will not further comment on a story based on anonymous sources who are obviously biased against the Department and are advancing their own personal agenda. But let me be clear about this: based on my personal dealings with the President, there is no basis to invoke the 25th Amendment.
From: "Baier, Bret" <bret.baier@FOXNEWS.COM>
Date: September 21, 2018 at 2:33:34 PM EDT
To: "Gibson, Jake" <Jake.Gibson@FOXNEWS.COM>
Ce: "Koerber, Ashley" <Ashley.koerber@FOXNEWS.COM>, "Dibella, Rick"
<Rick.Oibella@FOXNEWS.COM>
Subject: Re: URGENT- Statement from Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein
Ok. Tell them this is a good effort in a news spot ahead of the Sunday shows that the
president watches.
Thanks.
Bret Baier
Chief Political Anchor, Fox News Channel
Executive Editor, "Special Report w/ Bret Baier"
Flores, Sarah lsgur (OPA)
From: Flores, Sarah lsgur (OPA)
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2018 3:08 PM
To: Sommerfeldt, Chris
Subject: Re: Regarding Rod Rosenstein
It has been reported that andy Is under criminal investigation. He may be able to shed light on that as a former official.
On Sep 21, 2018, at 2:07 PM, Sommerfeldt, Chris <csommerfeldt@nydailynews.comwrote:
Thanks, Sarah. I'm trying to call lan but having no luck. What do you think he may be able to shed light on in this context?
From: Flores, Sarah lsgur {OPA) <Sarah.lsgur.Fiores@usdoj.gov>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2018 3:03:30 PM
To: Sommerfeldt, Chris
Subject: Re: Regarding Rod Rosenstein
Schools: only as a person in the room
McCabe: you asked for the actual statement about we aring a wire. Since it never happened, I don't have it. So you'll need to ask andy.
On Sep 21, 2018, at 2:00PM, Sommerfeldt, Chris <c.sommerfeldt@nydailynews.comwrote:
Thank you, Sarah. Obviously won't do it without your permission, but can I identify Mr. Schools in our reporting? Further, what exactly are you saying that Mr. McCabe was the source of?
As a follow-up:
The report also claims that Rosenstein had specifically told Andrew McCabe that he was thinking of pushing Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Vice President Mike Pence to lead the effort to invoke the amendment, and that McCabe and other DOJ officials had documented Rosensteins actions and words via memos.
Can the DOJ address whether such memos exist or were written regarding Rosenstein's remarks around recording the president or the 25th amendment, or the occurrence of such conversations and actions?
Hannah Golden
Kews Writer
O'Malley, Devin (OPA)
Friday, September 21, 2018 4:37 PM
Ryan Reilly; Flores, Sarah lsgur (OPA)
Subject:. RE: Statement from Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein
I don't think we are pushing that quote around.
Devin M. O'Malley
Department of Justice
Office of Public Affairs
From: Ryan Reilly <ryan.reilly@huffpost.com>
Sent: Friday, Septemb£!r 2.1, 20184:34 PM
To: Flores, Sarah lsgur {OPA) <siflores@jmd.usdoj.gov>
Cc: O'Malley, Devin (OPA) <domalley@jmd.usdoj .gov>
Subject: Re: Statement from Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein
Thanks. And is this from WaPo from Scott too? (on condition of anonymity):
That person said the wire comment came in response to McCabe's own pushing for the Justice Department to open an investigation into the president. To that, Rosenstein responded with what this person described as a sarcastic comment along the lines of, "What do you want to do, Andy, wire the president?"
Ryan J. Reilly
HuffPost Senior Justice Reporter
@ryanjreilly
On Sep 21, 2018, at 3:12 PM. Ryan Reilly <ryan.reillv@huflPostcomwrote:
Can you clarify the timing of this meeting? A week after Corney firing per times, which is like exactly when Mueller is named. Is this meeting before Mueller is named or after?
Who is Scott Schools?
Rod Rosenstein's right-hand man is stepping down from the Justice Department
Sonam Sheth Jul 5, 2018, 9:35 AM
https://www.businessinsider.com/scott-schools-stepping-down-doj-rosenstein-russia-mueller-2018-7
Scott Schools, the Department of Justice's top career attorney and an influential adviser to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, is stepping down this week.
One DOJ veteran said Schools likely had "considerable influence" over critical decisions Rosenstein made, like appointing the special counsel Robert Mueller, weighing whether or not to recuse himself from the Russia probe, and green lighting an FBI raid on the properties of Michael Cohen.
Schools is one of the few top DOJ officials who is regularly briefed on the Russia investigation.
Bradley Weinsheimer, a 27-year veteran of the DOJ, will temporarily replace Schools.