A Concerned McCabe Went To Lawyer After Rosenstein Wiretapping Comments

WASHINGTON, DC - June 21:  Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testifies before a House Appropriations subcommittee meeting on the FBI's budget requests for FY2018 on June 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. McCabe became acting director in May, following President Trump's dismissal of James Comey.  (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testifies before a House Appropriations subcommittee meeting on the FBI's budget requests for FY2018 on June 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. McCabe became acti... WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testifies before a House Appropriations subcommittee meeting on the FBI's budget requests for FY2018 on June 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. McCabe became acting director in May, following President Trump's dismissal of James Comey. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Then-acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe went to a bureau lawyer with his concern regarding Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s comment about wiretapping the President, indicating that McCabe, at least, did not take the suggestion as a joke.

According to a Tuesday evening Washington Post report, McCabe asked lawyer James Baker how the bureau should respond to the dramatic suggestion. According to unnamed sources, Baker dismissed the idea. He previously confirmed to Congress that when he first heard of Rosenstein’s statement, it was presented to him as a serious suggestion.

Rosenstein has maintained that the original report on his comment was “factually inaccurate” and other DOJ sources, plus Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, have said he was joking or being sarcastic.

According to the Washington Post, Baker did not remember if the FBI official who told him of Rosenstein’s comment was McCabe or Lisa Page.

Rosenstein reportedly thought he was going to be fired over the comment when he was summoned to the White House two weeks ago, but Trump has said since that he has “no plans” to fire Rosenstein.

Some think Trump wouldn’t cut Rosenstein loose until after the midterms to avoid the appearance of tampering with the special counsel’s probe, which could infuriate voters.

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  1. I don’t like flying, but I can’t imagine flying in a plane with a lunatic and his entourage, knowing that he is a lunatic. Yeesh.

  2. Avatar for davidn davidn says:

    Certainly puts the McCabe firing in new light. The first question has to be if there is any connection between going to the FBI lawyer Baker about this suggestion from Rosenstein and his firing.

  3. Well it couldn’t have been Lisa Page that went to Baker- she’s an anti trump fanatic who would have been in favor of wiretapping donnie, right? More fake newzzz from the leftist majority that is somehow simultaneously a mob.

  4. nd other DOJ sources, plus Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, have said he was joking or being sarcastic.

    Hey something from Rudy…oh wait, this was a while back…never mind!

  5. I’m just going to assume that there is pretty bad blood between McCabe and Rosenstein, unless someone says otherwise.

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