President Trump’s nominee for deputy attorney general, at his confirmation hearing Tuesday, pushed back on Democratic calls to name an independent special prosecutor to oversee the Justice Department’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. Democrats have shifted focus to nominee Rod Rosenstein in the wake of Attorney General Jeff Sessions recusing himself last week from any such investigations. And they don’t expect him to bend to political pressure, from either side of the aisle, on a special prosecutor with broad jurisdiction to investigate alleged Russian influence on the election. “And it won't mean he lacks confidence in DOJ's ability to do the investigation right. That means following the facts wherever they lead, pursuing justice, and doing the right thing -- without regard for politics.”

Source: Fox News March 07, 2017 16:27 UTC