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Navigating the Nonsense

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Trial Balloon · Ep. 189: Navigating the Nonsense

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February 1, 2018 · 1:07 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Well, the president has the ability to fire his at-will employees, so if the president fired Rosenstein, I would support that. I think that there are a lot of people in American — especially in my district of Kentucky — that are disappointed in the attorney general and Rosenstein, and you know, if there is something there with Russia, then let’s get it out. This whole Russia investigation has been a big distraction.”

— Rep. James Comer (R-KY), talking to CNN about the possibility of President Trump firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

White House James Comer, Rod Rosenstein

Ex-Girlfriend Says Comer Abused Her

May 4, 2015 · 9:30 pm ET · 10 Comments

A woman who dated Kentucky gubernatorial candidate James Comer (R) while the two were in college said in a letter to the Louisville Courier-Journal “that he was physically and mentally abusive to her during what she said was a two-year relationship.”

“The allegations come as Comer, Kentucky’s agriculture commissioner, enters the final two weeks of his campaign to be the Republican nominee for governor.”

2015 Campaign James Comer, KY-Gov

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