NYT Report Claims Rosenstein Suggested Secretly Recording Trump and Invoking 25th Amendment

NYT Report Claims Rosenstein Suggested Secretly Recording Trump and Invoking 25th Amendment The passage cites a New York Times report that alleges former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein proposed secretly recording the president and using the 25th Amendment to remove him. While based on anonymous sources and memos, it links a senior Justice Department official to extreme actions against a sitting president, offering concrete leads (dates, memo references, source types) for further investigation. The claim is moderately novel and highly sensitive, though not yet corroborated. Key insights: Alleged Rosenstein suggestions occurred in mid‑May 2017, between Comey’s firing and Rosenstein’s appointment of Mueller.; Sources include anonymous accounts and memos attributed to then‑acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe.; Rosenstein publicly disputed the report, claiming the comments were sarcastic.