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StevieM

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5. Well said. I actually think he took it easy on Comey.

Reply to thesquanderer (Reply #2)

Fri May 19, 2017, 01:26 PM

May 2017

Comey repeatedly made decisions that were damaging to Clinton and inconsistent with traditional DOJ standards.

And calling the email matter a "criminal investigation" is a loaded term. This guy wasn't going overboard to be fair to HRC, but the evidence indicting Comey's actions was indisputable.

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Rod Rosenstein defends Comey memo: "I stand by it" [View all] brooklynite May 2017 OP

Reading the entire remarks gives a broader context. grantcart May 2017 #1

Not one word from Rosenstein is false! yallerdawg May 2017 #7

And in fact, many Dems would probably agree with everything he wrote. thesquanderer May 2017 #2

Well said. I actually think he took it easy on Comey. StevieM May 2017 #5

I Was Unimpressed DallasNE May 2017 #12

Rod Rosenstein was appopinted Deputy Attorney General in April 2017 csziggy May 2017 #14

My Bad DallasNE May 2017 #16

Perhaps he wants to be next FBI Director? Freethinker65 May 2017 #3

It is not the content of your memo that is at issue. It is that you were PLAYED, Rod. SunSeeker May 2017 #4

Yep! Little Star May 2017 #6

I never knew we had so many lawyers on DU snooper2 May 2017 #8

everyone of us could pass the bar, lol. grantcart May 2017 #10

I am guessing that the appointment of Mueller is his answer to that question. grantcart May 2017 #11

I'm Not A Mueller Fan DallasNE May 2017 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author SunSeeker May 2017 #17

I don't think this guy is going to say much bucolic_frolic May 2017 #9

That memo was an example of the corruption that is endemic in the 45 admin. ananda May 2017 #13