The days ahead. There are three things our caucus agreed must happen right away. Therosenstein should not be one to appoint a special prosecutor. That responsibility should go to the highest serving career so both servant of the department of justice. Mr. Comey is needed more than ever to testify before the senate. Attorney general sessions and Deputy Attorney general rosenstein should brief all senators on these events separately and in the classified setting and they should do it soon. The questions are swirling. There are more every day, every hour. First, it is the overwhelming view of my caucus that a special prosecutor should now be appointed to conduct the investigation into the trunk campaign ties to russia. Mr. Rosenstein cannot be the person to appoint him. Cast ondoubts have been mr. Rosensteins impartiality. Are many reports director comey met with Deputy Attorney general rosenstein last week to make a request for more resources for help with the investigation into the trun
Rosenstein does not appoint an independent special prosecutor, every american will rightly suspect that the decision to fire director comey was part of a coverup. Amy we will spend the hours between two Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist Glenn Greenwald of the intercept about the firing of comey, the future of the fbi, and more. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President trump fired fbi director james comey tuesday , only weeks after comey confirmed the fbi was investigating whether Trumps Campaign collaborated with russia to sway the 2016 election. I have been authorized by the department of justice to confirm that the fbi, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the russian governments efforts to interfere in the 2016 president ial election. And that includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump Campaign and the russian government, and
Background briefings to as well to give team traveling from the press corps some logistical updates. Ill be glad to take her question. If you want to go first you may. Thank you sean. Good afternoon happy mothers day weekend. As you know in exactly one week the president will embark on his first trip abroad since taking office. Today want to explain his objectives for his visit to the middle east and europe and it also preview the schedule. The trip has three core purposes. First, to reaffirm americas global leadership. Second, to continue building key relationships with World Leaders and third, to broadcast a message of unity to americas friends and to the faithful of three of the worlds greatest religions. The president prioritize using strong relationships as you see here everyday. With World Leaders as a way to strengthen our alliances. He has been successful. You can see that in his diplomacy with a range of leaders from the Prime Minister he understands America First is not mean
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For firing comey. They demand a special prosecutor be appointed to look into russias interference as president ial election. The liberal group moveon. Org helped organize this protest. They say that by firing comey, the president has created a constitutional crisis. How do you feel about the firing . Our bruce lesh and has our reporter do you support what the president did . Trump isnt a politician. The guy was growing up. He is gone. Thats what happens in business. It almost looks like a cover up. Its very nixonian. What was your reaction when you heard the president fired the fbi director . What this means is not a coverup. Its still an investigation. Trump should have just fired him earlier. I think th covering up the investigation, which i think it starts with the country. A key figure in all of this is the new Deputy Attorney general, the second in command at the justice department. We are apart from politics. Rod rosenstein. So who is this guy . You dont Pay Attention to who may