Rod J. Rosenstein is, by most accounts, about as good a nominee for deputy attorney general as Democrats could hope for. And if the Trump administration gets its way, he could soon be the man handling the most politically charged investigation in the nation. The longest-serving U.S. attorney, Rosenstein was unanimously confirmed to his post, based in Baltimore, in 2005 after being nominated by then-President George W. Bush and winning support from the state’s two Democratic senators. He promised to use “my best judgment” in handling the Russia investigation and vowed to take the “right course of action.” He noted that he has not been allowed to review the case because he has not been confirmed. “This is about the integrity of the process,” Feinstein said, noting that she feared Trump’s West Wing would exert influence over the investigation.

Source: Washington Post March 07, 2017 16:58 UTC