President Trump’s pick to be the next deputy attorney general has never worked in the Justice Department, making him a test of whether managerial skills honed elsewhere are sufficient to lead a sprawling institution suffering strained morale and under intense political pressure. Jeffrey Rosen, currently the No. 2 official at the Transportation Department, faces a confirmation hearing Wednesday for what is one of the hardest jobs in Washington even in the best of circumstances. While the U.S. attorney general sets the agenda...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 07, 2019 13:52 UTC