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Revision as of 17:26, April 12, 2018
| Rod Rosenstein | |
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| Deputy Attorney General From: Assumed office April 26, 2017 | |
| Predecessor | Sally Yates |
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) |
| United States Attorney for the District of Maryland From: July 12, 2005 – April 26, 2017 | |
| Predecessor | Thomas M. DiBiagio |
| Successor | Robert K. Hur |
| Information | |
| Party | Republican |
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 Orders 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 he plays a duel role of witness and prosecutor in alleged obstruction of justice.[1]