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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said he thought President Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey was the right call, providing his first public account of his role in the controversial dismissal.
“Notwithstanding my personal affection for Director Comey, I thought it was appropriate to seek a new leader,” Rosenstein said in prepared remarks for appearances before House and Senate lawmakers that were released Friday by the Justice Department. He even said he had discussed the need for a change with then-Senator Jeff Sessions last winter. Sessions is now Rosenstein’s boss as attorney general.