Regarding Rosenstein, the current head of the Criminal Division is an Acting Ass't AG. He is not the nominee and is not Senate-confirmed. There is no Senate-confirmed Assoc AG. So, in an abundance of caution, and to make sure a Senate-confirmed person signed off, DAG it would be.
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If this came from a referral from Mueller's office, Mueller would have reported up to Rosenstein and Rosenstein would determine who gets the referral. If Berman is under consideration to be Trump's US Atty nom, it's not surprising for Rosenstein to determine he's disqualified.pic.twitter.com/dIyhX9yz2M
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[Open to counterpoints on that — but that's a possible way that I can get it to make sense, given that no one is saying on the record what's going on. One person already suggested another possibility: B/c Sessions is recused and Berman's a Sessions appointee, he is recused, too.]
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Lol. Now USA Today has edited its story to say that Berman "was recused by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein." ABC says the "recusal was approved by senior Justice Department officials" who report to Rosenstein, who was informed after the fact.
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The WSJ doesn't have specifics on the apparent Berman recusal, but
@eorden reports that it is so, and says, as I noted was likely earlier, that Khuzami is now responsible for overseeing the Cohen investigation —>https://twitter.com/eorden/status/983837172036972544 …Show this thread
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Disqualified or recused?
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The story says disqualified, which is why ... I used the word disqualified.
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You also used the term recused. One is a voluntary action on part of Berman, the other action is on Rosenstein. Hence the reason I asked.
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Other stories used recused, and I used recused up until that point. Since then, however, USA Today changed its reporting, now saying that he was "recused by ... Rosenstein."
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So who signed search warrants?
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