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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]]. Impeachment proceedings against Rosenstein were initiated on July 25, 2018 for his role in the [[FISA abuse]] scandal and covering up the misdeeds of others in the [[Trump-Russia collusion hoax]].<ref>https://saraacarter.com/why-rosenstein-is-being-charged-with-high-crimes-and-misdemeanors/?utm=hannity</ref> Rosenstein would be only the eighth person in US history impeached, and the first unelected [[Executive Branch]] employee in 122 years.

'''Rod Jay Rosenstein''' was the deputy under Attorney General [[Jeff Sessions]], who, upon recusal of Sessions from the [[Trump-Russia scam]], appointed [[Robert Mueller]] to investigate the [[President of the United States]]. Rosenstein was motivated by an effort to cover-up the crimes of the Obama [[Justice Department]] after [[Hillary Clinton]]'s loss in the [[2016 Presidential election]] and [[Donald Trump]]'s ascendancy. Trump was not inspected to win, and the Obama Justice Department and FBI had massively intervened during the election trying to affect the outcome. The appointment of a special counsel protected career the [[civil service system]] from responding to Congressional inquiries while the [[Mueller investigation]] was ongoing.

The ''New York Times'' reported on September 21, 2018, that Rosenstein discussed in spring 2017 secretly recording President [[Trump]], in an improper attempt [[Deep state coup|to remove him from office]]. On November 7, 2018 Rosenstein was removed from overseeing the [[Mueller investigation]].

The ''New York Times'' reported on September 21, 2018, that Rosenstein discussed in spring 2017 secretly recording President [[Trump]], in an improper attempt [[Deep state coup|to remove him from office]]. On November 7, 2018 Rosenstein was removed from overseeing the Mueller investigation, and he resigned from the Justice Department in disgrace in February 2019 upon the swearing in of a new [[Attorney General]], [[William Barr]].

==Career==

==Career==

As an investigator for Independent Counsel [[Ken Starr]], Rosenstein interviewed Hillary Clinton in the [[Clinton scandal|Travelgate and Filegate scandals]] in the 1990s. Rosenstein later doctored his resume to obscure 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>

As an investigator for Independent Counsel [[Ken Starr]], Rosenstein interviewed Hillary Clinton in the [[Clinton scandal|Travelgate and Filegate scandals]] in the 1990s. Rosenstein later doctored his resume to obscure 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>

Rod Rosenstein famously called Congressional oversight "[[extortion]]".<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/05/02/digenova-bolo-tie-rod-rosenstein-disqualified-himself/ </ref>

Rod Rosenstein famously called Congressional oversight "[[extortion]]".<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/05/02/digenova-bolo-tie-rod-rosenstein-disqualified-himself/ </ref>

==Trump-Russia==

==Trump-Russia==