He says he did not do the things alleged,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. on “Fox News Sunday.”“But there’s a bureaucratic coup against President Trump being discovered here. While Laura Ingraham initially urged Trump to fire Rosenstein, Sean Hannity pleaded with the president not to act. Trump, never shy to loudly express disappointment in the Justice Department, has not tweeted about the matter. The White House said that decision, which upset many rank-and-file agents, was based on the Justice Department’s recommendation. The Justice Department issued a statement from one of the participants in the meeting who described the remark as sarcastic.

Source: National Post September 23, 2018 18:56 UTC