Rod Rosenstein

Politics 05/13/19, 18:49

Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein blasted fired FBI Director James Comey on Monday in a blistering speech to the Great Baltimore Committee. “Now, the former director is a partisan pundit, selling books and earning speaking fees while speculating about the strength of my character and the fate of my immortal ...

Politics 04/29/19, 16:33

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has submitted a letter of resignation to President Donald Trump. It's effective May 11. “I am grateful to you for the opportunity to serve; for the courtesy and humor you often display in our personal conversations; and for the goals you set in your inaugural address: patriotism, ...

Politics 04/26/19, 09:36

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is taking swipes at his critics as he prepares his exit from the Justice Department. In a speech Thursday night before a lawyers' group, Rosenstein made barbed remarks in the direction of former FBI Director James Comey, political pundits and the media. He suggested there were decisions ...

Politics 04/26/19, 03:18

Rod Rosenstein, the U.S. deputy attorney general who oversaw the Mueller investigation, spoke publicly on April 25 for the first time since the report was released. He criticized the reaction of the Obama administration to Russian hacking and its decision "not to publicize the entire story" to the American people. Rosenstein, ...

Politics 04/17/19, 15:39

The Latest on the special counsel's report on Russian election interference and Donald Trump's campaign (all times local): 4:30 p.m. The Justice Department says Attorney General William Barr will hold a news conference Thursday morning on special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Special counsel Robert Mueller drives away from his Washington home on ...

Politics 04/16/19, 17:20

President Donald Trump's lawyers are putting the finishing touches on a rebuttal to the forthcoming report by special counsel Robert Mueller. Rudy Giuliani, one of the president's attorneys, said Tuesday that their document will be dozens of pages long. Giuliani says it will be published in the hours after the release of ...

Politics 04/11/19, 22:26

Outgoing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Thursday defended Attorney General William Barr against allegations that he is misleading Congress and the public about the special counsel’s Russia report. “He’s being as forthcoming as he can, and so this notion that he’s trying to mislead people, I think is just completely ...

Politics 03/21/19, 15:39

As Washington awaits word from special counsel Robert Mueller, three Justice Department officials inextricably linked to his appointment and tenure joined each other on stage Thursday for a ceremony honoring one of them — former Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Neither Mueller's name nor the Russia investigation he leads was mentioned during ...

Politics 02/25/19, 14:39

The man who long oversaw special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is warning against leveling public allegations against people when there's not enough evidence to prosecute them. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's comments at an event Monday come as Mueller's Russia probe winds down and there's debate about what information should be ...

Politics 02/19/19, 21:54

President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Jeffrey Rosen, a longtime litigator and deputy transportation secretary, to replace Rod Rosenstein as deputy attorney general. In his current post, the 60-year-old Rosen serves as the Department of Transportation's chief operating officer and is in charge of implementing the department's safety and technological priorities. ...

Politics 02/18/19, 22:33

A Justice Department official said Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave his position in the middle of March. The official was not authorized to discuss the move by name and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Monday night, Feb. 18. The White House is expected ...

Politics 02/18/19, 10:29

President Donald Trump is lashing out at key officials involved in the Russia probe, namely former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and the current deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein. In an interview with CBS's "60 Minutes," McCabe, who was fired last year by the FBI, described Rosenstein as having raised the ...

Politics 02/18/19, 07:49

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham pledged Sunday to hold a hearing to determine whether top Justice Department and FBI official discussed a “bureaucratic coup” to remove President Donald Trump from office. Graham said in an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that he is willing to subpoena Deputy Attorney General ...

Politics 01/14/19, 09:48

The Supreme Court is refusing to be drawn into a dispute over the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as the acting U.S. attorney general. The justices on Monday rejected an appeal in a case dealing with gun rights that also included a challenge to President Donald Trump's appointment of Whitaker to temporarily ...

Politics 01/09/19, 08:53

The Latest on Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's expected departure from the Justice Department (all times local): 8:47 a.m. The White House is casting the expected departure of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in coming weeks as Rosenstein's choice alone. Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Rosenstein had always planned to stay around two ...

Politics 01/09/19, 07:22

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave his position soon after William Barr is confirmed as attorney general. That's according to a person familiar with the plans who wasn't authorized to discuss them publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Barr has a confirmation hearing before ...

Politics 11/14/18, 12:08

The Justice Department on Wednesday released an internal legal opinion supporting the legality of Matthew Whitaker's appointment as acting attorney general as Democrats press the case that President Donald Trump violated the law and Constitution by making Whitaker the country's chief law enforcement officer. The 20-page opinion from the Office of ...

Politics 11/08/18, 11:10

The Latest on Jeff Sessions' departure as attorney general (all times local): 10:05 a.m. White House counselor Kellyanne Conway says the exit of Attorney General Jeff Sessions is "not a constitutional crisis." FILE - In this July 20, 2017 file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions accompanied by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, speaks ...

Politics 10/18/18, 19:17

The top lawmakers on two House committees will interview Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein next week about reports that he had discussed secretly recording President Donald Trump.The House Judiciary Committee says Rosenstein will sit for a transcribed interview Oct. 24 with the two Republican chairmen and top Democrats on the ...

Europe 10/09/18, 03:59

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has joined European security chiefs holding talks in France on fighting terrorism and controlling migration.Elite police forces are staging an anti-terrorism exercise Tuesday in the French city of Lyon as part of the meetings.Italian Interior Minister and deputy Premier Matteo Salvini arrives at the G6 ...