The Justice Department secretly narrowed the focus of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, a move that prevented authorities from fully pursuing links to Trump’s campaign
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Wednesday defended his decision to appoint a special counsel for the Russia investigation, but blamed top-level FBI officials for “significant errors.”
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is set to testify next week at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing into the FBI’s investigation of President Trump’s 2016 campaign.
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told the FBI he was “angry, ashamed, horrified and embarrassed” about the abrupt firing of then-FBI Director James Comey, according to the latest release of documents related to the Robert Mueller investigation.
Former Deputy Secretary of Transportation Jeffrey Rosen, who has no experience as a prosecutor, is now the second-in-command at the Justice Department.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submitted his letter of resignation to President Trump on Monday, ending two years as the No. 2 at the Justice Department.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed Robert Mueller in May 2017 to investigate Russian interference during the presidential election, fire back Thursday at politicians and journalists who have questioned his handling of the probe.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who has weathered some pretty rocky times at the Justice Department, is expected to step down in mid-March, CNN reports, citing a Justice Department official. The official disputed any suggestion that the timing has something to do with the latest revelations from former acting FBI Director…
