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发帖数: 950 | 1 Rod J. Rosenstein 口碑很好， 小布什，奥黑任期都干过，
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Rosenstein
他的备忘录在这里：
Memorandum for the Attorney General
FROM: Rod J Rosenstein
SUBJECT: Restoring public confidence in the FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has long been regarded as our nation's
premier federal investigative agency. Over the past year, however, the FBI's
reputation and credibility have suffered substantial damage, and it has
affected the entire Department of Justice. That is deeply troubling to many
Department employees and veterans, legislators and citizens.
The current FBI Director is an articulate and persuasive speaker about
leadership and the immutable principles of the Department of Justice. He
deserves our appreciation for his public service. As you and I have
discussed, however, I cannot defend the Director's handling of the
conclusion of the investigation of Secretary Clinton's emails, and I do not
understand his refusal to accept the nearly universal judgment that he was
mistaken. Almost everyone agrees that the Director made serious mistakes; it
is one of the few issues that unites people of diverse perspectives.
The director was wrong to usurp the Attorney General's authority on July 5,
2016, and announce his conclusion that the case should be closed without
prosecution. It is not the function of the Director to make such an
announcement. At most, the Director should have said the FBI had completed
its investigation and presented its findings to federal prosecutors. The
Director now defends his decision by asserting that he believed attorney
General Loretta Lynch had a conflict. But the FBI Director is never
empowered to supplant federal prosecutors and assume command of the Justice
Department. There is a well-established process for other officials to step
in when a conflict requires the recusal of the Attorney General. On July 5,
however, the Director announced his own conclusions about the nation's most
sensitive criminal investigation, without the authorization of duly
appointed Justice Department leaders.
What was Clinton FBI probe about?
Compounding the error, the Director ignored another longstanding principle:
we do not hold press conferences to release derogatory information about the
subject of a declined criminal investigation. Derogatory information
sometimes is disclosed in the course of criminal investigations and
prosecutions, but we never release it gratuitously. The Director laid out
his version of the facts for the news media as if it were a closing argument
, but without a trial. It is a textbook example of what federal prosecutors
and agents are taught not to do.
In response to skeptical question at a congressional hearing, the Director
defended his remarks by saying that his "goal was to say what is true. What
did we do, what did we find, what do we think about it." But the goal of a
federal criminal investigation is not to announce our thoughts at a press
conference. The goal is to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to
justify a federal criminal prosecution, then allow a federal prosecutor who
exercises authority delegated by the Attorney General to make a
prosecutorial decision, and then - if prosecution is warranted - let the
judge and jury determine the facts. We sometimes release information about
closed investigations in appropriate ways, but the FBI does not do it sua
sponte.
Concerning his letter to the Congress on October 28, 2016, the Director cast
his decision as a choice between whether he would "speak" about the FBI's
decision to investigate the newly-discovered email messages or "conceal" it.
"Conceal" is a loaded term that misstates the issue. When federal agents
and prosecutors quietly open a criminal investigation, we are not concealing
anything; we are simply following the longstanding policy that we refrain
from publicizing non-public information. In that context, silence is not
concealment.
My perspective on these issues is shared by former Attorneys General and
Deputy Attorneys General from different eras and both political parties.
Judge Laurence Silberman, who served as Deputy Attorneys General under
President Ford, wrote that "it is not the bureau's responsibility to opine
on whether a matter should be prosecuted." Silberman believes that the
Director's "Performance was so inappropriate for an FBI director that [he]
doubt[s] the bureau will ever completely recover." Jamie Gorelick, Deputy
Attorney General under President George W. Bush, to opine that the Director
had "chosen personally to restrike the balance between transparency and
fairness, department from the department's traditions." They concluded that
the Director violated his obligation to "preserve, protect and defend" the
traditions of the Department and the FBI.
Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who served under President George W
Bush, observed the Director "stepped way outside his job in disclosing the
recommendation in that fashion" because the FBI director "doesn't make that
decision". Alberto Gonzales, who also served as Attorneys General under
President George W Bush, called the decision "an error in judgement." Eric
Holder, who served as Deputy Attorneys General under President Clinton and
Attorneys General under President Obama, said that the Director's decision "
was incorrect. It violated long-standing Justice Department policies and
traditions. And it ran counter to guidance that I put in place four years
ago laying out the proper way to conduct investigations during an election
season." Holder concluded that the Director "broke with these fundamental
principles" and "negatively affected public trust in both the Justice
Department and the FBI".
Former Deputy Attorneys General Gorelick and Thompson described the unusual
event as "read-time, raw-take transparency taken to its illogical limit, a
kind of reality TV of federal criminal investigation," that is "antithetical
to the interests of justice".
Donald Ayer, who served as Deputy Attorneys General under President HW Bush,
along with former Justice Department officials, was "astonished and
perplexed" by the decision to "break[] with longstanding practices followed
by officials of both parties during past elections." Ayer's letter noted, "
Perhaps most troubling… is the precedent set by this departure from the
Department's widely-respected, non-partisan traditions."
We should reject the departure and return to the traditions.
Although the President has the power to remove an FBI director, the decision
should not be taken lightly. I agree with the nearly unanimous opinions of
former Department officials. The way the Director handled the conclusion of
the email investigation was wrong. As a result, the FBI is unlikely to
regain public and congressional trust until it has a Director who
understands the gravity of the mistakes and pledges never to repeat them.
Having refused to admit his errors, the Director cannot be expected to
implement the necessary corrective actions | q***o
发帖数: 734 | | s*******u
发帖数: 2249 | | S*******i
发帖数: 2018 | 4 写得很好。左煤NB的话，可以全文登出来，逐条反驳一下。
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【在 x****n 的大作中提到】
: Rod J. Rosenstein 口碑很好， 小布什，奥黑任期都干过，
: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Rosenstein
: 他的备忘录在这里：
: Memorandum for the Attorney General
: FROM: Rod J Rosenstein
: SUBJECT: Restoring public confidence in the FBI
: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has long been regarded as our nation's
: premier federal investigative agency. Over the past year, however, the FBI's
: reputation and credibility have suffered substantial damage, and it has
: affected the entire Department of Justice. That is deeply troubling to many
| C*******h
发帖数: 6095 | 5 左媒看不见，菠萝看不见，北京人也看不见。它们齐声喊着impeach is coming, 欧耶！
在 xxxcnn (meiyou) 的大作中提到: 】
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many | G****r
发帖数: 5579 | 6 你说这新上任的司法部长是新官上任三把火，
1， 火烧科密；
2， 火烧 Sessions；
3， 火烧 Trump
's
many
【在 x****n 的大作中提到】
: Rod J. Rosenstein 口碑很好， 小布什，奥黑任期都干过，
: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Rosenstein
: 他的备忘录在这里：
: Memorandum for the Attorney General
: FROM: Rod J Rosenstein
: SUBJECT: Restoring public confidence in the FBI
: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has long been regarded as our nation's
: premier federal investigative agency. Over the past year, however, the FBI's
: reputation and credibility have suffered substantial damage, and it has
: affected the entire Department of Justice. That is deeply troubling to many
| d******y
发帖数: 2787 | 7 师母已呆！
★ 发自iPhone App: ChineseWeb 16
【在 G****r 的大作中提到】
: 你说这新上任的司法部长是新官上任三把火，
: 1， 火烧科密；
: 2， 火烧 Sessions；
: 3， 火烧 Trump
:
: 's
: many
| t**x
发帖数: 20965 | 8 没担当，
太丢人。
's
many
【在 x****n 的大作中提到】
: Rod J. Rosenstein 口碑很好， 小布什，奥黑任期都干过，
: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Rosenstein
: 他的备忘录在这里：
: Memorandum for the Attorney General
: FROM: Rod J Rosenstein
: SUBJECT: Restoring public confidence in the FBI
: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has long been regarded as our nation's
: premier federal investigative agency. Over the past year, however, the FBI's
: reputation and credibility have suffered substantial damage, and it has
: affected the entire Department of Justice. That is deeply troubling to many
| l****y
发帖数: 8847 | | G****r
发帖数: 5579 | | l***o
发帖数: 7937 | 11 楼上说川普打你脸了，回应一下吧
耶！
【在 C*******h 的大作中提到】
: 左媒看不见，菠萝看不见，北京人也看不见。它们齐声喊着impeach is coming, 欧耶！
: 在 xxxcnn (meiyou) 的大作中提到: 】
: 's
: many
| l***o
发帖数: 7937 | 12 小石头的脸被老川打肿了。
司法部副部长对此很不高兴，要川普澄清其角色，差点要辞职，还算有立场和guts。
【在 G****r 的大作中提到】
: 不， 是川统打川粉们的脸。
| j*********r
发帖数: 24733 | 13 It’s Finally Confirmed: Rod Rosenstein Says He is Not Resigning and Never
Threatened To | l****y
发帖数: 8847 | 14 老头已经照做，自己出来改了说辞，够意思了吧
“The Trump administration has said Comey was terminated because of his
handling of the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails. The White
House insists that Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions initiated
the conversation about Comey and that the president simply accepted their
recommendation for his removal.
The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing a person familiar with the
conversation, that Rosenstein had urged White House counsel Don McGahn to
amend the administration's portrayal of the process that led to Comey's
firing.”
而且发话让手下少说话，省的总被打脸
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/12/trump-were-so-busy-that-its-not-possible-for-my-team-to-be-accurate.html
【在 j*********r 的大作中提到】
: It’s Finally Confirmed: Rod Rosenstein Says He is Not Resigning and Never
: Threatened To
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