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Whose dismissal did Trump cite Rosenstein's memo as a basis for?

  • James Comey

  • Robert Mueller

  • Jeff Sessions

  • Rod Rosenstein

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James Comey, the former FBI director, was dismissed by President Trump in May 2017. Trump cited a memo written by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein as the basis for his decision. Rosenstein's memo was critical of Comey's handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation during the 2016 presidential campaign.
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