The official overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, has been repeatedly criticized by Trump. The New York Times first reported the departure, which comes as the Justice Department has been subject to unprecedented attack by President Donald Trump. And her departure leaves another vacancy at the Justice Department, which still lacks Senate-confirmed leaders over many of its most important divisions. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, left, accompanied by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, centre, and Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand, listen to the national anthem during the opening ceremony of the summit. "Rachel has shown real leadership over many important divisions at the department," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement Friday night in which he congratulated Brand.

Source: CBC News February 09, 2018 23:52 UTC