Did Rod Rosenstein Just Threaten The Free Press On Behalf Of Donald Trump?
Rod Rosenstein has already fallen on his sword for Donald Trump once when, in a move that effectively made him Devin Nunes 2.0, the Deputy Attorney General fabricated a recommendation to fire FBI Director James Comey, in the process assuming responsibility for what was quite clearly a directive from the Oval Office.
That certainly seems to suggest that Rosenstein may ultimately find himself in the line of fire when shit really starts to hit the fan on the obstruction of justice charges. Of cou
While I take your point, and I am certainly not a Trump supporter, we also can’t deny that quite a few media (left and right) reports have proven to be inaccurate and or exaggerated. As such, this DOJ PR is more like the gov. warning on plastic bags – not to put your head in them and seal all off air flow. Government agencies in general have always stated the absurdly obvious as part of their inherent CYA protocols. This one just might coincidentall (but contextually suspicious) sound a lot like a Trump “beware of fake news (any source not his perspective or serving his personal interests) sources. The real value of the DOJ PR to either the public, the DOJ, or Trump seems minuscule.
Funny, it reminds me of the Russia/China idea that people should not listen to anyone expect those in power.
I would accept it’s “coincidentall” if you could point to a pattern of the Justice Department issuing official public warnings not to trust media reports that rely on anonymous sources.
Can you do so?