[ April 18, 2024 ]
No wonder Congressmen Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Mark Meadows (R-NC) were smiling as they addressed reporters last week after the closed-door hearing of former top FBI attorney James Baker. Apparently, Baker was one of the most candid officials from the Obama FBI to testify so far.
On September 22nd, the New York Times reported that, in a private meeting, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had discussed the possibility of forcing President Trump out of office by invoking the 25thamendment and wearing a wire to secretly record their conversations. This meeting was held the day after Trump had fired then-FBI Director James Comey, and the day before Rosenstein appointed Robert Mueller to the special counsel. Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and other high-level FBI officials had attended the meeting.
Following the New York Times’ story, an unnamed person who had attended the meeting characterized Rosenstein’s remarks as sarcasm. Rosenstein released a statement saying, “I never pursued or authorized recording the President and any suggestion that I have ever advocated for the removal of the President is absolutely false.”
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In the video below, Fox News’ Gregg Jarrett, Investigative Reporter Sara Carter and the Hill’s John Salomon join Sean Hannity to discuss Rosenstein’s expected testimony.
However, according to a Fox News source familiar with Baker’s recent testimony, when Page and McCabe briefed Baker on the meeting, they indicated that Rosenstein had been serious. Baker also said “he suspected Rosenstein was coordinating with two people in the administration to invoke the 25th Amendment.” The source added that, “Baker, whose testimony was described as deliberate and sober, said he had not done a legal analysis and was unsure whether it was “unethical or illegal.””
After the story broke, Trump remained surprisingly unruffled and wisely chose to put off a meeting with Rosenstein until the Kavanaugh confirmation process was over. Obviously, it would not be in Trump’s best interest to fire Rosenstein before the midterms.
The two finally met aboard Air Force One on Monday. “Trump said the conversation was “great,” and he has no plans to fire Rosenstein.”
The conflicted and unethical Rosenstein is scheduled to testify before House lawmakers on Thursday in a closed-door hearing. Rosenstein likely has more knowledge of events than nearly anyone else. It is hoped that he will be more cooperative than he was during his open hearing in August when his answers were evasive and his demeanor, defiant. Because Rosenstein has been compromised by the New York Times article, and somewhat marred by James Baker’s testimony, perhaps he will answer questions more truthfully. Whatever he says, President Trump will not make a move until after the midterms.
As I posted last week, Baker provided other “explosive” testimony. Investigators learned that “another source,” whom we have since learned is Michael Sussman, top attorney for the DNC and the Hillary Clinton campaign, had given “Baker documents about Russian election meddling during the 2016 presidential campaign.” Sussman is a partner at Perkins, Coie, the law firm that hired Fusion GPS to create the Trump dossier on behalf of the DNC and the Clinton campaign.
Baker also said that Sussman had initiated the contact with him. He told lawmakers “it was unusual that he was contacted by Mr. Sussmann and that the contact occurred before the FBI had applied for the first FISA warrant to spy on Carter Page.”
There is no acceptable reason why a lawyer for the DNC and the Clinton Campaign should meet with the FBI’s top lawyer, and hand over opposition research commissioned by the presidential candidate they represent, in an attempt to damage her opponent. Nor is there an acceptable reason why the FBI would then take that opposition research and use it as the basis for obtaining a FISA warrant to spy on the opponent’s low-level campaign advisor. It should come as no surprise to learn that Sussman previously worked for the DOJ, making him part of the nearly impenetrable, incestuous network of Obama era officials who still refuse to accept the fact that Donald Trump won the election.
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12 Comments
5 years ago
He is part of clinton mafia so going after Trump with fake cases .
Clinton mafia still active after Trump takeover as they kill another witness
to email investigation http://tinyurl.com/y8p9cv5l
They know their hold overs in FBI / DOJ /NSC will help them out !
Unless they are totally purged including Left/Liberal judges to keep out their bias …its uphill task to prosecute them.
5 years ago
Reply to
Suresh
It’s investigation madness for a distraction and to sour the public on Trump.
It’s not working.
5 years ago
Wait till after the midterms. It is my guess that is when changes will happen.
Rod Rosenstein is a smug little weasel. When those documents are UNredacted his signature for FISA warrants are there and hiding behind “sources and methods” and issues of “national security” have proven to be excuses to HIDE their ILLEGAL behavior.
5 years ago
5 years ago
This fatherless NERD was going to do Trump in. MAKE NO mistake about it. Sometimes I don’t understand Trump. But maybe he is practicing keeping your friends close and your enemies even closer.
Many Demoncraps need to be arrested for OUTRIGHT treason and betrayal. Trump has NEVER done this. AND that’s a problem with the Retardicans.
5 years ago
Reply to
Alleged-Comment
It is frustrating but we have to hang in there. I am sure he has his reasons. Consider this ->
Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein Refuses to be Interviewed By Joint House Committee…
Posted on October 10, 2018 by sundance
Judiciary Committee member Louie Gohmert appears on Fox News with Lou Dobbs to discuss how DAG Rosenstein is attempting to delay testimony until after the mid-term election.
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From President Trump’s perspective the thorn in his administration has been Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein created the special counsel under fraudulent pretense. That origination material (Ohr 302’s, FISA pages, origination EC, and Page/Strzok messages) is now a risk to the Deputy AG.
DAG Rosenstein does not want his involvement in the fraud to be exposed; hence his request to block/stall/delay the declassification directive. However, at any time President Trump can declassify all the documents and outline the fraudulent basis that originated the special counsel. This is essentially President Trump’s leverage.
The ongoing efforts of the FBI and DOJ to hide their malfeasance, does not interrupt or impede Trump’s MAGA agenda; the special counsel does. Having leverage over the special counsel is more valuable than exposing the soft-coup plotters.
If the corrupt current and previous FBI and DOJ officials are laid naked to their enemies, great; but from President Trump’s unique perspective it does not appear to be a priority.
Exposing the FBI/DOJ dirty deeds is a major priority for a contingent within congress and a multitude of Trump supporters – but for the office of the President, in the immediate future, not-so-much.
When you have this much leverage on someone, you don’t want them to quit. You want to use their damaged and tenuous position to your advantage. President Trump is in no hurry to fire Rosenstein (not yet), because the DAG is so weak and President Trump holds all the leverage in the relationship.
Rod Rosenstein knows what he did wrong; and President Trump knows
5 years ago
Ever heard of “whistling past the graveyard”?
5 years ago
He’s a lousy slimy two faced scumbag. Once we win the Mid terms, Trump will be unloading a lot of the swamp people including Sessions. This asshole has done nothing positive since Trump appointed him, but helped bring him down.
5 years ago
Shows you the power that the anti semitic Jewish cartel in Hollywood, media and Washington truly wield. This Obama holdover is inherently evil. He’s been aiding and abetting the deep state in their taking down of America. Justice will see him behind bars if it still rings true.
5 years ago
Cabal at DOJ and FBI . I think the Rosenstein recommendation to fire Comey was part of the plan all along. Comey’s “reaction to the firing” was fodder for the media. All of which led to the desired result, the appointment of Mueller, with unrestricted power to find something, anything, on POTUS.
I would call it treason.
5 years ago
He may want the Subpoena to C.Y.A., that way his testimony was not volunteered. Just a thought.
