February 8, 2019
THE TIGHTENING NOOSE:
Rosenstein did not want to write memo justifying Comey firing - new book (Jon Swaine, 8 Feb 2019, The Guardian)
McCabe recalls Rosenstein being "glassy-eyed", visibly upset and sounding emotional."He said it wasn't his idea. The president had ordered him to write the memo justifying the firing," McCabe writes. Rosenstein said he was having trouble sleeping, McCabe writes. "There's no one here that I can trust," he is quoted as saying.McCabe's book, The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump, is due on sale later this month. A copy was obtained by the Guardian prior to its release.The account supports reports last year that Rosenstein was left "shaken" by his role in Comey's firing.
Posted by Orrin Judd at February 8, 2019 10:04 AM