After [[Jeff Sessions]]' recusal from election related matters in March 2017, Rosenstein, as deputy, appointed a Special Counsel to investigate Donald Trump; however there was no evidence giving [[probable cause]] beyond manufactured allegations and innuendo by the [[2016 Clinton campaign|Hillary Clinton campaign]] and [[Democratic party]]; and there is no statutory provision for the appointment of a Special Prosecutor in a [[counterintelligence]] investigation.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2018/05/21/3-big-takeaways-grassleys-ovetrsight-demands-rod-rosenstein/</ref> Special Prosecutors are only to be used when a crime has been identified and a conflict of interest exists. No crime has ever been identified, and Rosenstein created a [[conflict of interest]] for himself in issuing the [[Mueller office|Mueller mandate]] as he is a witness in the alleged improprieties over the firing of [[James Comey]].<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/opinions/rosenstein-conflict-of-interest-recuse-opinion-callan/index.html </ref> Rosenstein has defied Congressional oversight of his [[witchhunt]] and the crimes of his department under [[Barack Obama]]. Since May 2018 Rosenstein has been suspended from access to any FISA information pending the outcome of an Inspector General investigation into [[FISA abuse]] for his role in signing a warrant used to commit fraud against the [[judicial]] system authorizing surveillance on Donald Trump and the illegal appointment of a Special Counsel. | After [[Jeff Sessions]]' recusal from election related matters in March 2017, Rosenstein, as deputy, appointed a Special Counsel to investigate Donald Trump; however there was no evidence giving [[probable cause]] beyond manufactured allegations and innuendo by the [[2016 Clinton campaign|Hillary Clinton campaign]] and [[Democratic party]]; and there is no statutory provision for the appointment of a Special Prosecutor in a [[counterintelligence]] investigation.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2018/05/21/3-big-takeaways-grassleys-ovetrsight-demands-rod-rosenstein/</ref> Special Prosecutors are only to be used when a crime has been identified and a conflict of interest exists. No crime has ever been identified, and Rosenstein created a [[conflict of interest]] for himself in issuing the [[Mueller office|Mueller mandate]] as he is a witness in the alleged improprieties over the firing of [[James Comey]].<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/opinions/rosenstein-conflict-of-interest-recuse-opinion-callan/index.html </ref> Rosenstein has defied Congressional oversight of his [[witchhunt]] and the crimes of his department under [[Barack Obama]]. Since May 2018 Rosenstein has been suspended from access to any FISA information pending the outcome of an Inspector General investigation into [[FISA abuse]] for his role in signing a warrant used to commit fraud against the [[judicial]] system authorizing surveillance on Donald Trump and the illegal appointment of a Special Counsel. |