Analysis: Rod Rosenstein’s twinge of regret?
Rod Rosenstein appears at his March 2017 confirmation hearing. By Aaron Blake Aaron Blake Senior political reporter, writing for The Fix Email Bio Follow May 14 at 9:34 AM The big headline from Rod J. Rosenstein’s speeches Monday was his broadside against James B. Comey. After Comey wrote an op-ed suggesting Rosenstein’s “soul” had been consumed “in small bites” by President Trump, Rosenstein dismissed Comey as a “partisan pundit” who had abandoned the principles of law enforcement.
In his pair of speeches Monday, Rosenstein addressed the situation in a not entirely confident manner. The phrase “reasonable under the circumstances” sticks out here. That’s not exactly a resounding affirmation of a high-profile decision. Rosenstein added that, “I think I made the right calls on the things that mattered” . And earlier Monday, Rosenstein told graduates of the University of Baltimore Law School, “You need to be prepared to compromise when you can do so without violating your principles.
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