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Rod Rosenstein

25 articles 2017–2018

Mueller Investigation Ramps Up While Pence Lawyers Up

Michael Warren · June 16, 2017

The special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election—and the possible involvement of the Trump campaign or associates thereof—continues to move along, and not in the direction the White House would prefer. The Washington Post reported Wednesday night that the…

A Memo, Not a 'Recommendation'

Chris Deaton · May 19, 2017

On the same day Donald Trump called his deputy attorney general's letter about James Comey a "recommendation" for termination, Rod Rosenstein told senators in private that he assembled the document at the president's request only after Trump decided to fire the FBI director.

It's Mueller Time

Michael Warren · May 19, 2017

Washington greeted the news that the Justice Department had named Robert Mueller special counsel to oversee the FBI's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election with a collective sigh of relief. The speed and intensity of events and developments about this interference—and the…

It's Mueller Time

Michael Warren · May 19, 2017

Washington greeted the news that the Justice Department had named Robert Mueller special counsel to oversee the FBI's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election with a collective sigh of relief. The speed and intensity of events and developments about this interference—and the…