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Rosenstein’s Appointment of Mueller Described as Revenge Against Trump

The passage repeats widely reported facts about Rosenstein appointing Mueller and offers no new specifics, documents, or actionable leads. It provides context but lacks novel details, concrete transac Rosenstein appointed Mueller on May 17, 2017, shortly after Comey’s firing. The text frames the appointment as a strategic move against Trump. Mentions Bannon’s reaction but provides no new evidence

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November 11, 2025
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House Oversight
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House Oversight #020050
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The passage repeats widely reported facts about Rosenstein appointing Mueller and offers no new specifics, documents, or actionable leads. It provides context but lacks novel details, concrete transac Rosenstein appointed Mueller on May 17, 2017, shortly after Comey’s firing. The text frames the appointment as a strategic move against Trump. Mentions Bannon’s reaction but provides no new evidence

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Hyper-by-the-book Rod Rosenstein—heretofore the quintessential apolitical player— immediately became, in Washington eyes, a hopeless Trump tool. But Rosenstein’s revenge was deft, swift, overwhelming, and (of course) by the book. Given the decision of the attorney general to recuse himself from the Russia investigation, it fell under the authority of the deputy attorney general to determine whether a conflict existed—that is, whether the deputy attorney general, because of self- interest, might not be able to act objectively—and if, in his sole discretion, he judged a conflict to exist, to appoint an outside special counsel with wide powers and responsibilities to conduct an investigation and, potentially, a prosecution. On May 17, twelve days after FBI director Comey was fired, without consulting the White House or the attorney general, Rosenstein appointed former FBI director Robert Mueller to oversee the investigation of Trump’s, his campaign’s, and his staff’s ties to Russia. If Michael Flynn had recently become the most powerful man in Washington for what he might reveal about the president, now Mueller arguably assumed that position because he had the power to make Flynn, and all other assorted Trump cronies and flunkies, squeal. Rosenstein, of course, perhaps with some satisfaction, understood that he had delivered what could be a mortal blow to the Trump presidency. Bannon, shaking his head in wonder about Trump, commented drily: “He doesn’t necessarily see what’s coming.”

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