Apr 25, 2017 · Senate confirms Rosenstein as deputy attorney general. Rod Rosenstein was confirmed as the second-ranking official at the Justice Department on Tuesday, giving him the reins of the federal ...
May 17, 2017 · Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has appointed a special counsel to oversee the investigation into Russian influence in the 2016 election, ending weeks of speculation about how Rosenstein would respond to the growing chorus of lawmakers and advocacy groups calling for such a move. Rosenstein has named former FBI director Robert Mueller, the Justice …
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 ...
Apr 30, 2019 · The White House had no immediate comment, but noted that Trump had already nominated Deputy Transportation Secretary Jeffrey Rosen to replace him. Rosenstein ended up staying on the job longer to...
Apr 30, 2019 · Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed special counsel Robert Mueller to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, submitted his resignation letter to the ...
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.
The PresidentThe United States deputy attorney general is the second highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice and oversees the day-to-day operation of the Department....United States Deputy Attorney GeneralAppointerThe President with Senate advice and consentFormationMay 24, 1950First holderPeyton Ford8 more rows
Jeff SessionsDeputyDana Boente (acting) Rod RosensteinPreceded byLoretta LynchSucceeded byWilliam BarrUnited States Senator from Alabama33 more rows
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.
They are appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Union Cabinet under Article 76(1) of the Constitution and hold office during the pleasure of the President.
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, 2021.4 days ago
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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.
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
Matthew WhitakerPresidentDonald TrumpDeputyRod RosensteinPreceded byJeff SessionsSucceeded byWilliam Barr20 more rows
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.
He is based at the famed Hearst Tower in New York City. Prior to Hearst, Rossen rose to fame at NBC News from 2008 until 2019....Jeff RossenBornNovember 13, 1976 Hauppauge, New York, U.S.EducationSyracuse UniversityOccupationJournalistSpouse(s)Danielle Baum1 more row
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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