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Extraction Summary
12
People
7
Organizations
4
Locations
7
Events
6
Relationships
5
Quotes
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News article / political commentary
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Summary
This document, an apparent news article or summary from around September 2018, analyzes the intense speculation and conflicting reports about whether Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had resigned or was about to be fired by President Trump. The chaos reportedly stemmed from news that Rosenstein had previously suggested recording Trump, with the article noting that Rosenstein's job status remained uncertain pending a scheduled meeting with the President.
People (12)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| McCabe (Andrew McCabe) | Former FBI official |
Fired from the FBI in March prior to the article's writing. A frequent target of President Trump's ire. Authored memo...
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| Trump (Donald Trump) | President of the United States |
Central figure whose actions and relationships are discussed. He reportedly received private promises from FBI direct...
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| Rosenstein (Rod Rosenstein) | Deputy Attorney General |
The main subject of the article. Allegedly suggested recording Trump. Subject of widespread rumors about his resignat...
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| Comey (James Comey) | Former FBI Director |
Replaced by candidates Trump was interviewing. His accounts of private pressure from Trump had leaked.
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| Russian foreign minister and ambassador | Russian officials |
Reportedly received disclosed classified intelligence from Trump in the Oval Office.
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| Laura Ingraham | Fox News personality |
Tweeted that Rod Rosenstein should be fired, but later deleted the tweet.
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| Sean Hannity | Fox News personality |
Urged President Trump not to fire anyone amidst the Rosenstein controversy.
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| Jonathan Swan | Axios reporter |
Published a post claiming Rosenstein had verbally resigned to John Kelly.
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| John Kelly | White House Chief of Staff |
Reportedly received Rosenstein's 'verbal resignation' and later met with him at the White House.
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| Gabe Sherman | Vanity Fair reporter |
Suggested the Rosenstein spectacle was intended to be a distraction from the sexual assault accusations against Brett...
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| Brett Kavanaugh | Supreme Court nominee |
Mentioned as the subject of sexual assault accusations, which the Rosenstein news might be intended to distract from.
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| Sarah Sanders | White House Press Secretary |
Issued a statement confirming a phone call between Trump and Rosenstein and a scheduled meeting.
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Organizations (7)
Timeline (7 events)
Around May 16, 2017
President Trump reportedly disclosed classified intelligence to Russian officials.
Oval Office
Donald Trump
Russian foreign minister and ambassador
May 16, 2017
Rod Rosenstein allegedly made comments about secretly recording President Trump.
Rod Rosenstein
Monday
Rosenstein met with John Kelly at the White House and spoke with President Trump via phone.
White House
Monday morning
Leaks and reports surfaced about Rosenstein's potential resignation or firing.
Rod Rosenstein
Monday morning
Rosenstein reportedly 'verbally resigned' to John Kelly.
White House (implied)
Rod Rosenstein
John Kelly
Thursday (upcoming)
A meeting is scheduled between President Trump and Rod Rosenstein.
Washington
Donald Trump
Rod Rosenstein
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
Relationships (6)
Donald Trump
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Superior/Subordinate (Tense)
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Rod Rosenstein
Rosenstein is Trump's Deputy Attorney General. The entire document details the uncertainty of Rosenstein's employment status under Trump, culminating in a scheduled meeting to discuss the situation.
Donald Trump
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Adversarial
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Andrew McCabe
The text states McCabe is a 'frequent target of Trump’s ire' and that Trump 'has tried to attack and discredit' him.
Rod Rosenstein
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Connected via investigation/memos
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Andrew McCabe
Allegations against Rosenstein were 'based primarily on memos written by Andrew McCabe.'
Rosenstein reportedly 'verbally resigned' to Kelly and later met with him at the White House.
Ingraham tweeted that Rosenstein 'must be fired today'.
Hannity 'urged the president not to fire anyone,' in contrast to Ingraham.
Key Quotes (5)
"Rod Rosenstein must be fired today"Source
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"verbally resigned"Source
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"expecting to be fired"Source
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"to discuss the recent news stories"Source
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"They will meet on Thursday when the President returns to Washington"Source
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going to resign and was instead going to make Trump fire him. Others claimed he was
merely “expecting to be fired.†Others said he had offered his resignation but
stressed that it had not been accepted. (Vanity Fair’s Gabe Sherman even suggested
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