Rod Rosenstein Staying At The DOJ, For Now

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 23: U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein attends a press conference at the Department of Justice March 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. Rosenstein and other law enforcement officials announced a major cyber law enforcement action against nine Iranians charged with conducting massive cyber theft campaigns on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

This is curious. By several accounts, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was expected to leave the Department of Justice shortly after William Barr was confirmed as Attorney General. Now a month later Rosenstein is still there with no plans to leave (yet).

Speculation has long been that Rosenstein would want to stay on until the Mueller investigation was completed. But it hasn’t been easy. Behind the scenes, it’s clear he has been on thin ice with Donald Trump. Back in February Trump even accused Rosenstein of treason.