Deputy Atty. Gen. Rod Rosenstein has submitted a letter of resignation to President Trump, effective May 11.
Deputy Atty. Gen. Rod Rosenstein has submitted a letter of resignation to President Trump. It's effective May 11. AdvertisementHis departure ends a nearly two-year run defined by his appointment of a special counsel to investigate connections between the Trump campaign and Russia.Rosenstein intended to leave in mid-March but stayed on a little longer for the completion of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s Russia investigation.
Rosenstein, who appointed Mueller in 2017 following the recusal of Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions, had overseen his team’s work for much of the last two years and defended his investigation.
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