Rod Rosenstein Is Out — On His Own Terms
Rosenstein notified President Donald Trump in late April that he planned to step down, ending a historically significant tenure as the department’s number two official. When Rosenstein was confirmed in April 2017, then-attorney general Jeff Sessions had already recused from the Russia investigation, putting Rosenstein in charge of the most politically fraught criminal investigation in decades from day one.
Sessions spoke, acknowledging the tenuous nature of his and Rosenstein’s time leading the department. Over the course of Mueller’s nearly two-year investigation, Trump privately and publicly blasted Sessions’ decision to recuse and Rosenstein’s decision to appoint Mueller, and made clear his disdain for what he considered a “witch hunt.”Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
Rosenstein didn’t directly reference the Mueller investigation in his remarks — Congress is in turmoil dealing with the aftermath of the conclusion of Mueller’s work, and Rosenstein could be called to testify — but he spoke generally about how the department “stands apart from politics.”
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