Daily Mail: BREAKING NEWS: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein disputes report that he discussed using 25th Amendment to remove Trump – and even explored covertly recording him to gather evidence
* Explosive NY Times report says a frustrated Rosenstein discussed using his phone to tape discussions with Trump in order to document Oval Office chaos
* That, the Times said, would generate proof that Trump was unfit for office and should be removed via the 25th Amendment
* Rosenstein reportedly made the comment to then-Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe and FBI lawyer Lisa Page
* A former Obama-era Justice Department spokesman tweeted a suggestion that McCabe leaked the tale to the Times in a 'dangerous game'
* 'Shocked!!! Absolutely Shocked!!!' Donald Trump Jr. tweeted. 'Ohhh, who are we kidding at this point?'
* President George W. Bush's former press secretary Ari Fleischer blasted McCabe on Twitter for 'trying to burn down the house he once lived in'
* Chuck Schumer warned Trump not to use the revelation as an excuse to fire Rosenstein, whom the president blames for hiring Robert Mueller
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein suggested last year that he should make covert audio recordings of President Trump in order to build a case for removing him from office, according to a New York Times report.
Rosenstein disputed that account on Friday, and a Justice Department official who was reportedly in the room when Rosenstein talked about using the 25th Amendment to end the Trump presidency says he was being sarcastic.
That account agrees with a Fox News report based on sources who were in the room and said the meeting took place May 16, 2017.
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WNU Editor: What I find remarkable about Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein response to these claims is that he is not denying that he made these remarks.
As to what is my personal take. It is going to take a few days for all of this to sort itself out, and we will know where this story is going to end up. But it is clear to me that former Deputy FBI Director MaCabe is upset with what has happened to him, and he has decided to get even with those who he believes put him where he is today. And wow .... he has succeeded in that. The ball is now in Attorney General Jeff Sessions hands, and considering what has happened, I do not see how he can save his Deputy Attorney General. You do not have people at this level in the government behaving like this. Here is an easy prediction .... people are going to be replaced, it is just a question of when.
