McCabe: Rosenstein Was ‘Counting Votes’ for a 25th Amendment Removal of Trump

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Pelley But ░░░░░░░░ says Rosenstein raised another ░░░░░░░░ The 25th amendment to ░░░░░░░░ Constitution allows the vice ░░░░░░░░ and a majority of ░░░░░░░░ cabinet to remove the ░░░░░░░░ McCabe Discussion of the ░░░░░░░░ amendment was simply Rod ░░░░░░░░ the issue and discussed ░░░░░░░░ with me in the ░░░░░░░░ of thinking about how ░░░░░░░░ other cabinet officials might ░░░░░░░░ such an effort I ░░░░░░░░ t have much to ░░░░░░░░ to be perfectly honest ░░░░░░░░ that conversation So I ░░░░░░░░ to what he had ░░░░░░░░ say But to be ░░░░░░░░ it was an unbelievably ░░░░░░░░ time I can t ░░░░░░░░ describe for you how ░░░░░░░░ things must have been ░░░░░░░░ through the deputy attorney ░░░░░░░░ s mind at that ░░░░░░░░ So it was really ░░░░░░░░ that he kind of ░░░░░░░░ out in a very ░░░░░░░░ chaotic conversation about where ░░░░░░░░ were and what we ░░░░░░░░ to do next Pelley ░░░░░░░░ seemed to be coursing ░░░░░░░░ the mind of the ░░░░░░░░ attorney general was getting ░░░░░░░░ of the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States McCabe Well ░░░░░░░░ One way or another ░░░░░░░░ I can t confirm ░░░░░░░░ But what I can ░░░░░░░░ is the deputy attorney ░░░░░░░░ was definitely very concerned ░░░░░░░░ the president about his ░░░░░░░░ and about his intent ░░░░░░░░ that point in time ░░░░░░░░ How did he bring ░░░░░░░░ the idea of the ░░░░░░░░ amendment to you McCabe ░░░░░░░░ I don t remember ░░░░░░░░ It was just another ░░░░░░░░ of a topic that ░░░░░░░░ jumped to in the ░░░░░░░░ of a wide ranging ░░░░░░░░ Pelley Seriously Laughs Just ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Pelley Another topic ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Pelley Did you ░░░░░░░░ him on that McCabe ░░░░░░░░ didn t I mean ░░░░░░░░ was discussing other cabinet ░░░░░░░░ and whether or not ░░░░░░░░ would support such an ░░░░░░░░ whether or not other ░░░░░░░░ members would Shared his ░░░░░░░░ that the president was ░░░░░░░░ really concerning was concerning ░░░░░░░░ at that time Pelley ░░░░░░░░ was actually openly talking ░░░░░░░░ whether there was a ░░░░░░░░ of the cabinet who ░░░░░░░░ vote to remove the ░░░░░░░░ McCabe That s correct ░░░░░░░░ votes or possible votes ░░░░░░░░ Did he assign specific ░░░░░░░░ to specific people McCabe ░░░░░░░░ not that I recall ░░░░░░░░ As you re sitting ░░░░░░░░ this meeting in the ░░░░░░░░ Department talking about removing ░░░░░░░░ president of the United ░░░░░░░░ you were thinking what ░░░░░░░░ How did I get ░░░░░░░░ Confronting these confounding legal ░░░░░░░░ of such immense importance ░░░░░░░░ just to the FBI ░░░░░░░░ to the entire country ░░░░░░░░ was... It was disorienting.