It was on fire when I found it
Byron York tweeted the following extract from "Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein Delivers Remarks at the Armenian Bar Association’s Public Servants Dinner, New York, NY ~ Thursday, April 25, 2019"
At my confirmation hearing in March 2017, a Republican Senator asked me to make a commitment. He said: “You’re going to be in charge of this [Russia] investigation. I want you to look me in the eye and tell me that you’ll do it right, that you’ll take it to its conclusion and you’ll report [your results] to the American people.”
I did pledge to do it right and take it to the appropriate conclusion. I did not promise to report all results to the public, because grand jury investigations are ex parte proceedings. It is not our job to render conclusive factual findings. We just decide whether it is appropriate to file criminal charges.
Some critical decisions about the Russia investigation were made before I got there. The previous Administration chose not to publicize the full story about Russian computer hackers and social media trolls, and how they relate to a broader strategy to undermine America. The FBI disclosed classified evidence about the investigation to ranking legislators and their staffers. Someone selectively leaked details to the news media. The FBI Director announced at a congressional hearing that there was a counterintelligence investigation that might result in criminal charges. Then the former FBI Director alleged that the President pressured him to close the investigation, and the President denied that the conversation occurred.
So that happened.
What strikes me is what self-important little dweebs these "top men" are.
ReplyDeleteHow they are always apple-polishing themselves.
Rosenstein with his cufflinks.
Comey with his self-important tweets, and secret memos to himself, and thinking himself being above being plain old fired.
Strzok's creepy laugh and face.
Page and her "OMG tell me this isn't going to happen"
The $70,000 conference table.
My general impression of these creeps is that are self important dandies, no intrinsic value past themselves. They fail the tests of value to the community .
DeleteThese people think anyone without a Harvard or Yale pedigree do not deserve to challenge them on their wrongthink.
ReplyDeleteSounds like the 90-day wonders at the WSJ moderator cubicles.
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