The Federalist: A newly declassified memorandum from Rod Rosenstein shows that the former deputy attorney general used bogus claims from discredited Clinton campaign operative Christopher Steele to justify Robert Mueller’s investigation of the Trump campaign.MAY 6, 2020 By Sean Davis
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s memo authorizing Robert Mueller’s anti-Trump investigation was riddled with conspiracy theories lifted straight from the bogus dossier of Christopher Steele, a newly released, less redacted version of the memo shows. The memo, portions of which were declassified on April 30, 2020, specifically targeted former Trump campaign affiliates Carter Page, Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn, George Papadopoulos, and one individual whose identity is redacted.
The Aug. 2, 2017 scope memo, which was provided by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to the Senate Judiciary Committee following requests from Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., cited Steele dossier collusion conspiracy theories about Manafort and Page.
Rosenstein ordered Mueller to investigate allegations that Page “committed a crime or crimes by colluding with Russian government officials with respect to the Russian government’s efforts to interfere with the 2016 election[.]” The same language was used to justify the targeting of Manafort.
Rosenstein’s memo also peddled discredited legal theories about the Logan Act, a 1799 law criminalizing political speech by American citizens that has never been successfully prosecuted, to justify investigations of former White House National Security Adviser (NSA) Michael Flynn. The scope memo directed Mueller to investigate allegations that Flynn “committed a crime or crimes by engaging in conversations with Russian officials during the period of the Trump transition.” read more
Let me spell it out for the people who haven’t figured it out yet.
Rosenheeb did what he did in service to the democratic party; so NOT A GODDAMN MOTHERFUCKING THING IS EVER GOING TO HAPPEN TO HIM!!!… NOTHING!!!
Less redacted version?!?! WTF!! Why are our employees hiding their lawbreaking from us with these redacted documents?
Oh.
I was wondering why Logan’s Run was all of a sudden showing up in that space place.
The best remedy is to hang them all on the ASSUMPTION of guilt.
Use their standard of guilt on themselves.
Boehner lives on – in AG Barr.
That Special Prosecutor gig, with a willing fraud so readily available (Herr Mueller), which was put together and approved so quickly has now finally been proven to be what it was from the start a rigged and fraudulent scam!
I wonder who the last (redacted) person was. DJT Jr.? I bet that’s who it was.
THE MULE
It seems your are calling the Muslim loving’s liberal GWB a Dem! He has always said otherwise!
It was the leftist GWB who appointed Rod 7/12/05.
Muslin loving Bush has been called many tings ; but you are the first Ive seen say this corrupt lefty was a Dem.
How do you know? Go to the same mosque?
Luckily his scrawny neck won’t take much rope