Former deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein’s final speech was a love letter to the Justice Department and the privileges and responsibilities that accompany it. Rosenstein recently stepped down as the department’s second-in-command, and he used his last words to speak highly of its role in society. He spoke about the inspiration he drew from the…
In one of his most candid public appearances, former deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein defended his role in the firing of former FBI Director James Comey, and referred to Comey as a “partisan pundit,” the Washington Post reported. Rosenstein recently stepped down as number two official in the Justice Department. In prepared remarks made to…
(JTA) — Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submitted his resignation letter to President Donald Trump. His last day in office will be May 11. He had said in January that he would step down when a new attorney general was confirmed. William Barr was confirmed in February Rosenstein appointed Robert Mueller as special counsel to…
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein plans to leave his role once President Trump’s nominee for attorney general is confirmed by the Senate, ABC News reported. Rosenstein told President Trump and White House officials that if William Barr is confirmed, he’ll leave soon after, according to multiple sources familiar with his plans. Rosenstein reportedly assured them…
President Trump said in an interview with the New York Post on Wednesday that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein belongs behind bars because, “He should have never picked a special counsel.” Until recently, Rosenstein directly oversaw the work of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating whether Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election. Earlier…
President Trump forced out Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday, increasing the possibility that the president could also sideline Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into foreign interference in the 2016 presidential election. “We are pleased to announce that Matthew G. Whitaker, Chief of Staff to Attorney General…
Tensions were high between Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and former FBI director Andrew McCabe back in 2017, around the time Robert Mueller was tapped to investigate Russia’s possible involvement in the 2016 election, the Washington Post reported. Both men wanted the other to back away from investigation, people familiar with the situation said. They…
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would prefer to keep Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in his job, after the New York Times reported Rosenstein had suggested secretly recording Trump and recruiting Cabinet members to remove the president from office. “I’m talking with him. We’ve had a good talk. He said he never said…
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