With Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s ouster, Solicitor General Noel Francisco is slated to oversee the Robert Mueller probe under the Justice Department’s succession plan.
Mr. Rosenstein’s departure immediately throws Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russian collusion probe into chaos. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the investigation leaving Mr. Rosenstein in charge.
Typically, the investigation would fall to the number three spot at the Justice Department, but Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand resigned earlier this year.
That leaves Mr. Francisco in line to oversee the probe, which President Trump has deemed a “witch hunt.”
Mr. Francisco was confirmed by the Senate in September 2017 on a narrow 50-47 vote, that fell largely along party lines.
Prior to joining the Trump Administration, Mr. Francisco was a partner at the private law firm Jones Day, where he argued a number of cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
In fact, he argued that the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate infringes upon religious freedom in Zubik v. Burwell. Mr. Francisco was also a member of the legal team that represented President George W. Bush during the 2000 presidential election recount case.
A conservative superstar, Mr. Francisco once clerked for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, whom he referred to as his “dear mentor,” during his Senate confirmation.
Mr. Francisco served in the White House Counsel’s Office under President Bush from 2001 to 2003 before becoming a deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel from 2003 to 2005. In 2005, he left government to join Jones Day.
Although Mr. Francisco has remained mum on the Mueller probe he now stands to inherit, he has argued against government overreach in political corruption investigations.
He even blasted frequent Trump sparring partner and ex-FBI Director James Comey for “heavy-handed” tactics in the bureau’s probe of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, a Republican. Mr. McDonnell’s conviction was vacated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2016.
Mr. Francisco has also accused Mr. Comey of using “kid gloves” in the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while secretary of state.
a 'vagina' is the female reproductive organ, a 'snotpit' that's between their legs. the male inserts his penis into the woman's snotpit, and they call it 'intercourse', or 'having sex'
Jack Hall
Yah, but what does that have to do with the article?
There is some level of truth to most news, much fakery and hype though. Some sources can be trusted more than others. Anything on TV or radio must be taken with a massive dose of salt.
Kayden Perez
bumping real news
Leo Torres
Waiting for you to get so schizophrenic that you forget how to get to this website.
Josiah Baker
sage rejected
Jaxson Ross
Whats wrong? Someone can't stand real news?
Xavier Hill
BOIL TO SIMMER? Rosenstein hasn't resigned and hasn't been fired yet, a source familiar says. Attending an NSC principals committee meeting right now at WH, source says
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) September 24, 2018
Note his resignation came out from the mainstream media, which could be FAKING RUMORS again! Mainstream media is very good at faking news, we'll have to wait and see what unfolds……
Hudson Fisher
RE: FAKE
slanted is the correct term
Ryan Peterson
and I'M waiting for you to finally learn the actual symptomatic definition of the organic psychiatric disorder schizophrenia
when I was a kid, a really intelligent adult told me that whenever anybody ASKS me a question, I should always ask myself why are they asking me?
he said to never answer somebody else's question until I determined the reason WHY they were asking in the first place.
similarly, whenever anybody TELLS you something, you should also ask yourself why they are telling you.
this is the template I have always used regarding the NEWS……….
generally, the answer is in the corporate ownership of that particular news organization….
when I was young, things were a lot simpler, because there were only three major TV news organizations, ABC, CBS, & NBC
then there was the Associated Press and United Press International for printed media….
NBC was owned by General Electric for a while, and everybody knows that General Electric used to make alarm clocks and radios…. but they also made nuclear weapons for the United States government as defense contractors
Westinghouse owned CBS for a while, and everybody knows Westinghouse made washing machines, but they were also defense contractors for the United States Department of Defense.
etc etc etc
these days, things have changed a lot, and there's so many more choices, but it's still all handled by six major news organizations….
only an idiot doesn't realize that CNN is going to pump out liberal brainwashing bullshit, while Fox News is going to pump out Trump brainwashing bullshit…
it's all bullshit
Blake Walker
Table salt is poisoned and overpriced. Bulk rock sea salt is where its at. I grind my own salt and bought enough to fill a few mason jars for about $10.
Kevin Taylor
wats it like to hurt that old gray cat who's kissing you?
