Meadows: ‘I Think It’s Time That Rod Rosenstein Steps Down’

UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 21: Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., talks with reporters after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol, October 21 2015. Many questions were about the likelihood of Rep. Paul Ry... UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 21: Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., talks with reporters after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol, October 21 2015. Many questions were about the likelihood of Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., being elected Speaker of the House. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images) MORE LESS
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House Freedom Caucus chairman Mark Meadows (R-NC) said Thursday that it’s time for Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to step down, since he has not yet testified before Congress about his reported suggestion to wire the President, according to a Thursday Hill report. 

“I think at this particular point, Rod Rosenstien’s priorities are misplaced,” Meadows said. “His unwillingness to come before Congress and allow us to conduct proper congressional oversight, along with the other information that we’ve learned over the last week or so, would indicate that Rod Rosentein has not displayed the candor of which would support one’s theory of actually believing that he has been open and honest in all regards.”

The interview, initially scheduled for October 11, was indefinitely postponed when the two sides failed to agree on terms. It might take place after the midterms.

The joint panel of House Judiciary and Oversight committees called Rosenstein to testify after a report surfaced that the deputy attorney general allegedly suggested (maybe jokingly) wearing a wire to catch President Donald Trump saying something that would prompt his ouster.

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  1. He must have gotten campaign contributions from the Russians - er - NRA.

  2. Avatar for cola cola says:

    The whole lot of them are corrupt.
    I have been volunteering every night after work & on the weekends…I can’t fathom if we don’t win the House (and) or Senate.

  3. Avatar for bodie1 bodie1 says:

    Scared shitless he’s going to drop a dime on your buddy, you worthless pos

  4. Here’s the thing, Timmeh!: The Mueller report is coming out whether or not you bully Rosenstein out of his position. You can’t stop it and you can’t obscure it in your fascist fog. It’s. Coming. Out.

  5. I think it’s time Mark Meadows starts preparing for life in the minority party.

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