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Rod Rosenstein says he made call to release Strzok-Page texts
By JOSH GERSTEIN
01/18/2020 09:26 AM EST
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein authorized the release to the media of text messages between two highly placed FBI employees who exchanged criticism of then-candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign, the Justice Department has revealed in a new court filing.
Rosenstein also said in the court filing submitted shortly before midnight Friday that he made the decision to share the messages with the press in part to protect FBI agent Peter Strzok and FBI attorney Lisa Page from unfair criticism.
In the messages, Strzok and Page regularly disparaged Trump and appeared to seek to reassure each other he could not be elected. Both called Trump an idiot and said Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton deserved to win.
The texts also included murky discussions of an insurance policy to guard against Trumps election. Trump backers have interpreted the reference as a plan to use the then-ongoing investigation into ties between Trump advisers and Russia as way to prevent him from taking office or undermine his presidency, but Strzok and Page have denied any such intent.
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Link to tweet
badhair77
(4,222 posts)Clearly RR would do anything to save himself. Who hasnt called trump an idiot.
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)the others such as Sessions, we just haven't found out yet, how dirty they actually were.
I think maybe Comey and Tillerson, were the cleanest, but they were still Republicans.
Lonestarblue
(10,117 posts)Lots of stories about his dirty tactics to get elected, like bringing frivolous lawsuits against opponents or charging them with made-up crimes.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Dustlawyer
(10,497 posts)OMGWTF
(3,980 posts)DenverJared
(457 posts)I never trusted him after his Comey firing memo
leftieNanner
(15,182 posts)Ryan wanted documents and information from Rosenstein and we all assumed that ol' Rod would say no. But he didn't. I recall the video of him walking down the hall after meeting with Ryan with a smarmy grin on his face. What a snake.
panader0
(25,816 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)and maybe he was a good guy, well at least not a bad guy. I felt bad for him on the day of the Bill Barr/Mueller report hostage video.
What an asshole.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)Anyone with a single scruple would've resigned in disgust by now.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Response to dewsgirl (Reply #4)
MLAA This message was self-deleted by its author.
MLAA
(17,346 posts)asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)"IF" the messages were NOT shared by RR, how the hell would the press or anyone else have access to them other than FBI investigators..did RR know someone would leak them so he got out ahead of it?? - isn't this what the DOJ is investigating Comey for??
I'm confused...
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)Smart move, "Rod" (as in dick)...
Takket
(21,652 posts)Does anyone believe this line of bullshit that he was worried about "PROTECTING" them?
That he was worried the Senate would "cherry pick"?
GOOD JOB, ROD! Mission accomplished!
That disclosure became the CENTERPIECE of the entire right wing "deep state" argument to undermine Mueller and his investigation.
MLAA
(17,346 posts)Oh god, I think I contributed to this scumfucks legal defense!
spooky3
(34,507 posts)MLAA
(17,346 posts)I clearly need another cup of coffee this morning!
spooky3
(34,507 posts)DURHAM D
(32,616 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,922 posts)of the Federalist Society while at Harvard.
babylonsister
(171,103 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,027 posts)I once believed this guy might do the right thing, but he proved to be such a disappointment. What did he gain with this corruption? Nothing but a shitty reputation. He could come clean and redeem himself... but that's doubtful based on his record.
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)Leghorn21
(13,527 posts)him since he landed that plane on American Democracy, and those of us who had great hopes that he was a GOOD GUY, yeah, I got nothing nice to say about him.
When he tweets, which is rarely, the responses tell him to take a seat, pal, you had your chance...also, Ive always found it strange that LOSER45 has NEVER tweeted about him - even after Rosenstein stood behind Barrs performance of the Mueller Report, the orange plume never said thanks for backin me up...
Weird. But then again, what isnt??!
dalton99a
(81,656 posts)Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)Starr, Boof and the Snake, back in the day...
dalton99a
(81,656 posts)dlk
(11,585 posts)Was he following someone elses instructions? Theres more to this story. Rosensteins excuse doesnt hold up under scrutiny.
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)dchill
(38,576 posts)Mersky
(4,986 posts)Flips the meaning of the word, protect. Is like a mugger saying they helped lighten the load of the person they robbed.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)Much more.
bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)dalton99a
(81,656 posts)BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Just another name to knit into the scarf...
iluvtennis
(19,885 posts)by FBI (including Page and Strzok) except for some discrepancies in FISA applications for Carter Page.
Again, this is simply meant to try to steal the news cycles from Lev Parnas.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)"I didn't say you were crazy!"
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)Link to tweet
Lisa Page ✔ @NatSecLisa
All I can say is this: I very much look forward to Rods deposition.
Keith Boykin ✔ @keithboykin
Rod Rosenstein admits he authorized the public release of text messages between FBI agent Peter Strzok and FBI attorney Lisa Page but he claims he only did it to help them "avoid the additional harm of prolonged selective disclosures."
Yeah, right.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/18/rosenstein-strzok-page-texts-100776
12:42 PM - Jan 18, 2020
I think her lawsuit just got a boost!