who appointed rod rosenstein assistant attorney general

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Who is Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein?

ROD J. ROSENSTEIN U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, 2005-17 ... Appointed by U.S. Attorney General to investigate national security leaks, 2012. Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2002-05 (Trial Attorney, Public Integrity Section, Criminal Division, 1990-93; counsel to Deputy ...

What is Rod Rosenstein's job?

Biography for Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein . Rod J. Rosenstein was sworn in as the 37th Deputy Attorney General of the United States on April 26, 2017, by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Mr. Rosenstein graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, with a B.S. in Economics, summa cum laude, in 1986.

Was Rod Rosenstein ever considered by the Senate?

May 13, 2019 · Rod J. Rosenstein was sworn in as the 37th Deputy Attorney General of the United States on April 26, 2017, by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Mr. Rosenstein graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, with a …

Will Rod Rosenstein appoint a special counsel to investigate ties with Russia?

May 10, 2017 · The newly-appointed deputy AG played a big role in Comey firing. Impact. By Anna Swartz. 5.10.2017. On Tuesday, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who was sworn in only weeks ago, became one ...

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Apr 29, 2019 · U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed Special Counsel Robert Mueller in May 2017 to investigate links between the Russian government and President Donald Trump's campaign ...

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Who appointed Rosenstein?

President Donald Trump nominated Rosenstein to serve as Deputy Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice on February 1, 2017. Rosenstein was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 25, 2017.

Where is Jeffrey Rosen now?

In May 2019 he moved to the Department of Justice as deputy attorney general, and from December 24, 2020, to January 20, 2021, as acting attorney general. As of July 2021 he is a nonresident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

Who is assistant attorney general of the United States?

Lisa O. Monaco is the 39th Deputy Attorney General of the United States. As the Deputy Attorney General, she is the Department's second-ranking official and is responsible for the overall supervision of the Department.Feb 17, 2022

Who was Jeff Sessions Deputy AG?

Jeff SessionsDeputyDana Boente (acting) Rod RosensteinPreceded byLoretta LynchSucceeded byWilliam BarrUnited States Senator from Alabama33 more rows

Who was Trump's acting attorney general?

Matthew WhitakerPresidentDonald TrumpDeputyRod RosensteinPreceded byJeff SessionsSucceeded byWilliam Barr20 more rows

Who is Richard P Donoghue?

Richard Donoghue is an American attorney and prosecutor who served as the acting United States deputy attorney general from December 2020 to January 2021. ... Donoghue was appointed interim U.S. Attorney by Jeff Sessions in January 2018.

How many assistant attorney generals are there in the US?

The AAG is assisted by six Deputy Assistant Attorneys General (DAAGs) who may be either career or noncareer employees. These DAAGs assist the AAG by supervising enforcement matters and advising on enforcement decisions and policy matters.

Who is the DOJ now?

Merrick B. GarlandMeet the Attorney General Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was sworn in as the 86th Attorney General of the United States on March 11, 2021.5 days ago

Who was assistant attorney general under Obama?

Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Sally Quillian Yates (born Sally Caroline Quillian; 1960) is an American lawyer. From 2010 to 2015, she was United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. In 2015, she was appointed United States Deputy Attorney General by President Barack Obama.

Are Pete and Jeff Sessions related?

In August 2012, Sessions married Karen Diebel, a 2010 congressional candidate in Florida and a Trump Administration appointee to the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Pete Sessions is not related to former Senator and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Who was attorney general before Barr?

William BarrPresidentGeorge H. W. BushPreceded byDonald B. AyerSucceeded byGeorge J. Terwilliger IIIUnited States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel30 more rows

How do you pronounce Rosenstein?

BREAKING: Rod Rosenstein says at @Newseum event that both common pronunciations of his last name are acceptable. He pronounces it "stine," with a long i, but some family members pronounce it "steen," with a long e.May 1, 2018

Overview

Career

After his clerkship, Rosenstein joined the United States Department of Justice through the Attorney General's Honors Program. From 1990 to 1993, he prosecuted public corruption cases as a trial attorney with the Public Integrity Section of the Criminal Division, the latter of which was led by then Assistant Attorney General Robert Mueller.

Early life and education

Rosenstein was born in 1965 to an Ashkenazi Jewish family in Philadelphia. His father, Robert, ran a small business, whilst his mother, Gerri Rosenstein, was a bookkeeper and local school board president. Rod grew up in Lower Moreland Township, Pennsylvania. Rosenstein graduated from Lower Moreland High School. He has one sister, Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent…

Deputy Attorney General of the United States

President Trump nominated Rosenstein to serve as Deputy Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice on February 1, 2017. He was one of the 46 United States Attorneys ordered on March 10, 2017, to resign by Attorney General Jeff Sessions; Trump declined his resignation. Rosenstein was confirmed by the Senate on April 25, 2017, by a vote of 94–6.

Post-government career

Rosenstein joined King & Spalding January 2020, a white-shoe international law firm best known for "advising Donald Trump's real estate empire." He works primarily in assisting with federal investigations.

Personal life

Rosenstein is married to Lisa Barsoomian, an Armenian American lawyer who worked for the National Institutes of Health until 2011. They have two daughters. As a government attorney, Barsoomian represented the United States in various matters, including Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) cases, and the FBI's "Carnivore" surveillance system, which monitors and captures e-mail. Rosenstein lives in Bethesda, Maryland.

In popular culture

Rosenstein was the subject of a song by Ben Folds called "Mr Peepers", a reference to the supposed nickname given to him by President Trump.
Rosenstein was portrayed by actor Scoot McNairy in the Showtime TV miniseries The Comey Rule.

See also

• George W. Bush judicial appointment controversies
• Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections