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Extraction Summary
17
People
5
Organizations
4
Locations
3
Events
4
Relationships
5
Quotes
Document Information
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Book excerpt / discovery document
File Size:
3.16 MB
Summary
This document consists of pages 40 and 41 from Michael Wolff's book 'Siege', marked with a House Oversight footer. The text analyzes the historical tension regarding the independence of the Department of Justice and the FBI from the White House, citing examples from the Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations. It specifically highlights Donald Trump's frustration with these norms, detailing his belief that the DOJ and FBI should be under his direct personal control and his rejection of established 'custom and tradition.'
People (17)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Wolff | Author |
Author of the book 'Siege' from which this text is taken.
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| Rachel Brand | Associate Attorney General |
Resigned in February 2018 to join Walmart; wanted to avoid firing Mueller.
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| Rod Rosenstein | Deputy Attorney General |
Mentioned in relation to potential firing by Trump.
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| Robert Mueller | Special Counsel |
Led the investigation Rachel Brand feared she would be asked to terminate.
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| Bill Clinton | Former President |
Mentioned regarding his tense relationship with the DOJ and FBI.
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| Janet Reno | Former Attorney General |
Served under Clinton; faced blowback for Ruby Ridge and Waco.
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| Louis Freeh | Former FBI Director |
Openly criticized Bill Clinton.
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| Dr. Wen Ho Lee | Suspected Spy |
Subject of a DOJ investigation criticized as reckless.
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| John Ashcroft | Former Attorney General |
Involved in a hospital bedside confrontation with the Bush White House.
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| James Comey | Former FBI Director |
Intervened at Ashcroft's bedside; reopened Hillary Clinton email investigation.
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| Barack Obama | Former President |
Mentioned in timeline of FBI/DOJ relations.
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| Hillary Clinton | Presidential Candidate |
Subject of email investigation by Comey.
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| Donald Trump | President |
Focus of the text; portrayed as misunderstanding DOJ independence.
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| Jeff Sessions | Attorney General |
Trump believed Sessions reported directly to him.
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| Robert Trump | Businessman |
Donald Trump's brother; mentioned hypothetically as an AG candidate.
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| John F. Kennedy | Former President |
Mentioned for appointing his brother as AG.
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| Robert Kennedy | Former Attorney General |
Appointed by brother JFK; inspired the Anti-Nepotism Statute.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Department (DOJ) | ||
| FBI | ||
| White House | ||
| Walmart | ||
| Congress |
Timeline (3 events)
2004 (implied)
Hospital bedside confrontation regarding domestic surveillance program.
Hospital (Ashcroft's bedside)
2016 (implied)
James Comey reopens Hillary Clinton email investigation.
Washington, D.C.
February 2018
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
Relationships (4)
Trump believed Sessions worked for him and reported to him.
Trump believed Comey reported to him; 'I am the boss!'
Clinton could hardly stomach his attorney general.
Brand feared Trump would fire Rosenstein.
Key Quotes (5)
"I don't want to hear this bullshit!"Source
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"He needed... a hard, black line. Without a hard, black line that he can’t cross, he’s crossing it."Source
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Quote #2
"He reports to me!"Source
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Quote #3
"I am the boss!"Source
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Quote #4
"I could have made my brother the attorney general... Like Kennedy."Source
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Quote #5
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