Rosenstein personally approved FBI raid against Trump lawyer Michael Cohen: NYT

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein signed off on the FBI raids of Trump's longtime lawyer's office and residence on Monday.

ABC News' Jonathan Karl, citing a source briefed on the matter, reported Tuesday that Berman has recused himself from the Cohen investigation, and played no part in the Monday raids.

Trump deliberated over whether to fire Rosenstein later that evening, the Times reported.

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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein personally signed off on raids of the office and residence of President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, the New York Times reported Tuesday, citing sources.

Trump, who on Monday evening vented his frustration about the raid and the special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing probe of potential collusion between his campaign and Russia, deliberated over whether to fire Rosenstein later that evening, the Times reported.

The Times reported that Rosenstein was not necessarily required to sign off on searches carried out by law enforcement offices that are separate from the special counsel.

Multiple outlets reported Monday that Rosenstein approved Mueller's referral to Geoffrey Berman, U.S. attorney for New York's southern district.

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But ABC News, citing two sources familiar with the matter, reported Tuesday that Berman has recused himself from the Cohen investigation, and played no part in the Monday raids.

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Quote: PzLdr wrote in post #2

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When the hell is Trump going to fire Rosenstein and Mueller? After the Dims take back the house and file Articles of Impeachment? After they take the Senate and vote to convict? How much more crap is he going to take from these DOJ/FBI weasels?

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Good question

It looks as though Rosenstein and Mueller have set them selves up as investigator, prosecutor, judge, jury, and executioner.


Zero quite successfully weaponized the justice department against political opposition.
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