Trump Could Force Out Rosenstein, Fail to Stop Russia Probe
- Justice Department might face biggest crisis since Nixon era
- ‘This is playing out in real time,’ a former prosecutor says
Trump Says He's Being Investigated for Firing Comey
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If Donald Trump fires Rod Rosenstein or prods him into recusing himself from the Russia meddling investigation he oversees, the president risks creating chaos at the Justice Department while failing to stop the inquiry.
The future of Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, came under doubt Friday when Trump attacked him in a tweet and a U.S. official confirmed that Rosenstein has told colleagues he may have to recuse himself from the inquiry because he’d criticized James Comey in a memo before Trump fired the former FBI director.