Behind the memo: The only way to get rid of special counsel Robert Mueller is to get rid of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and President Trump needs a reason to do so.
Nunes has long been working on this narrative that the FBI probe is illegitimate. The suspect memo is his latest trick. The memo is expected to be released through an obscure provision of House rules. It will not contain any of the documents submitted to the court to verify its accuracy. That’s because FISA court proceedings are classified to protect intelligence-gathering techniques and undercover operatives. Is there, for example, other incriminating evidence about Page that justified the warrant? It’s all very cynical.
But it’s really much more nefarious.
Trump fired FBI Director James Comey and replaced him with Wray because he didn’t think Comey was loyal. Now Wray is threatening to resign. The FISA court application was reportedly signed by Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general who appointed Mueller.
Trump wants Mueller fired, but Rosenstein is standing in the way. So the only way to get rid of Mueller is to get rid of Rosenstein, and Trump needs a reason to do so. Voila, a memo!
The fog is real, but the picture is clear.
https://www.newsday.com/opinion/editorial/release-the-memo-implications-mueller-1.16482958