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The Man Who Wrote the Comey Memo
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Former FBI Director James Comey has been called "rapturous of his own righteousness," but by most accounts the man who assisted in Comey's ouster could be described the same way. Rod Rosenstein, No. 2 at the Department of Justice, wrote the memo justifying Comey's firing, but he's had a sterling reputation until now as a fastidiously apolitical prosecutor. Leon Neyfakh, justice reporter for Slate, explains the lingering questions surrounding Comey's dismissal and Rosenstein's role in what happens next.
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