Deputy AG #RodRosenstein removed then-Acting @FBI Director #AndrewMcCabe from the #Russia investigation in May 2017 upon appointing #SpecialCounsel #RobertMueller to take over the probe, according to a statement by @TheJusticeDept. (Read thread ⤵️)
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“[Rosenstein] in fact appointed…Robert Mueller, and directed that Mr. McCabe be removed from any participation in that investigation,” a DOJ spokesperson said.

The revelation is significant because, days before being removed, #McCabe opened an obstruction of justice…

…investigation into President Trump following the firing of then-FBI Director James @Comey. Just 5 days prior to this, he told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence that he was not aware of any effort by the Trump administration to impede the @FBI’s #Russia probe.

In the upcoming 60-minute interview, #McCabe doubles down against #Rosenstein, including an allegation that Rosenstein suggested wearing a wire to record Trump.

“The deputy attorney general again rejects Mr. McCabe’s recitation of events as inaccurate and factually incorrect.”

McCabe’s involvement in the #RussiaInvestigation predated the events in the spring of 2017 by months. #McCabe played a key role in the counterintelligence investigation of the Trump campaign which started in late July 2016, in the midst of the presidential election season.

The @FBI’s #RussiaInvestigation morphed into the #SpecialCounsel probe. Since taking charge, #RobertMueller has not accused anyone of colluding with #Russia. #PeterStrzok was removed from the special counsel team after #Mueller was shown #Strok’s messages with #LisaPage.