CNN on air: WaPo says Rosenstein threatened to resign

[Eugene]

if they tried to pin the Comey firing on him.

No link yet. Lies, lies, and more lies.

EDIT: The Washington Post points to the story here:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-trumps-anger-and-impatience-prompted-him-to-fire-the-fbi-director/2017/05/10/d9642334-359c-11e7-b373-418f6849a004_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_no-name%3Apage%2Fbreaking-news-bar&tid=a_breakingnews&utm_term=.b042d71f5d6d

I need a subscription to see it (and don't have one yet).

[OliverQ]

1. Yup

The decision to fire Comey already came before Rosenstein got involved, by they're trying to hang the decision on Rosenstein, so he threatened to quit if they do that.

The disaster just never ends.

[crazylikafox]

4. So where's his resignation letter?

They DID pin the firing on him.

Maybe he'll get mad enough to hire a special prosecutor instead?

[Barack_America]

2. So, then, when will we be seeing his letter?

[LibraLiz1973]

5. I'd really like to see even ONE of these assholes ball up

[greyl]

3. On MSNBC, too.

Wow, I think the shit might soon break the fan.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

6. k$R

[GusBob]

7. He will have to resign now

Damaged goods.

His career is over

[jeanmarc]

8. Time to resign then

It's been pinned on him. Duh.