A Justice Department spokeswoman declined to comment Sunday night. Trump said in a TV interview days after Comey's firing that he was thinking of "this Russia thing" when he fired Comey. "Put together, these circumstances were articulable facts that indicated that a crime may have been committed," McCabe said. McCabe was fired from the Justice Department last year after being accused of misleading investigators during an internal probe into a news media disclosure. The Justice Department said in a statement that Rosenstein, based on his dealings with Trump, does not see cause to seek the removal of the president.

Source: Economic Times February 18, 2019 02:03 UTC