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'''Rod Jay Rosenstein''' is the incumbent United States Deputy Attorney General. He previously served as US Attorney for the District of Maryland under Presidents [[George W. Bush]], [[Barack Obama]], and [[Donald Trump]].
'''Rod Jay Rosenstein''' is the incumbent United States deputy attorney general. He previously served as US attorney for the District of Maryland under presidents [[George W. Bush]], [[Barack Obama]], and [[Donald Trump]].
Rosenstein was selected by [[Attorney General]] [[Jeff Sessions]] and nominated by President [[Donald Trump]] after the firing of [[Sally Yates]] who had denied Inspector General oversight of the Department of Justice National Security Division and refused to implement [[Executive Order]]s from the [[Oval Office]].
Rosenstein was selected by [[Attorney General]] [[Jeff Sessions]] and nominated by President [[Donald Trump]] after the firing of [[Sally Yates]] who had denied Inspector General oversight of the Department of Justice National Security Division and refused to implement [[executive order]]s from the [[Oval Office]].
Rosenstein has been a key figure in several controversies throughout his career, most notably the firing of [[FBI]] Director [[James Comey]] and hiring of Special Counsel [[Robert Mueller]] in which Rosenstein plays a duel role as witness and prosecutor in alleged [[obstruction of justice]].<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/opinions/rosenstein-conflict-of-interest-recuse-opinion-callan/index.html </ref>
Rosenstein has been a key figure in several controversies throughout his career, most notably the firing of [[FBI]] Director [[James Comey]] and hiring of Special Counsel [[Robert Mueller]] in which Rosenstein plays a duel role as witness and prosecutor in alleged [[obstruction of justice]].<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/opinions/rosenstein-conflict-of-interest-recuse-opinion-callan/index.html </ref>
Sessions has recused himself from campaign related issues, leaving Rosenstein with a great deal of authority in the Department of Justice. This includes supervision of the FBI and of Mueller's investigation. If Rosenstein is dismissed, Solicitor General Noel Francisco is next in line at the Justice Department.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/who-is-muellers-boss-if-rosenstein-goes/ar-AAvMUaO Who is Mueller's boss if Rosenstein goes?], CNN.</ref>
As an investigator for Independent Counsel Ken Starr, Rosenstein cleared Hillary Clinton in the Travelgate Affair in 1993. Rosenstein later falsified his resume to hide his involvement in the affair.<ref>[https://bigleaguepolitics.com/rod-rosenstein-submitted-false-documents-senate-concerning-interrogation-hillary-clinton/ Rod Rosenstein Submitted False Documents To Senate Concerning His Interrogation of Hillary Clinton]"</ref>
Rosenstein was appointed an assistant U.S. attorney in 1997 and promoted to United States Attorney for Maryland in 2005. In 2007, Rosenstein was nominated as an appeals court judge. His nomination was blocked by U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat. In 2017, President Trump nominated Rosenstein to be deputy attorney general. The nomination was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 94 to 6 on April 25. In one of his first acts as in his new job, Rosenstein appointed Robert Mueller as a special counsel to investigate links between the Russian government and the Trump campaign on May 17.
==See also==
==See also==