US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein argued the case for Comey’s sacking in a three-page memo to Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON – The newly appointed second-in-command at the US Justice Department faced a weighty task just two weeks after taking office – writing the rationale for firing FBI Director James Comey. US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein argued the case for Comey’s sacking in a three-page memo to Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday. President Donald Trump acted swiftly to dismiss the director later that day.