Mueller obtained info alleging Trump pushed for 'Russia' reference in Comey dismissal memo: Report

Source: Washington Examiner | May 30, 2018 | Naomi Lim

Special counsel Robert Mueller has obtained a memo written by former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe detailing behind-the-scenes moves President Trump made before he dismissed ex-FBI Director James Comey, according to a report.

McCabe describes a May 2017 conversation he had with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, whose own memo provided context for Comey’s firing by criticizing his handling of the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton, per the New York Times.

But McCabe, himself fired by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, allegedly wrote that Rosenstein told him Trump had asked that Russia be alluded to in the memo. Rosenstein did not offer specifics regarding what Trump originally wanted him to say.

McCabe took this as evidence Comey’s ouster was related to the FBI’s probe into the Trump campaign’s possible ties with the Kremlin, the Times reports.

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