Attorney General Bill Barr has selected Jeffrey Rosen as his deputy attorney general, removing Rod Rosenstein from the post and anything to do with overseeing the Robert Mueller probe.
Rosenstein will be vacating the Justice Department in mid-March.
Rosenstein is expected to leave the Justice Department in mid-March, according to a Justice Department official.
The official disputed the idea that the timing of Rosenstein’s departure has anything to do with the latest revelations from former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe.
Attorney General Bill Barr has selected Jeffrey Rosen as his deputy attorney general, removing Rod Rosenstein from the post and anything to do with overseeing the Robert Mueller probe.
Rosenstein will be vacating the Justice Department in mid-March.
Rosenstein is expected to leave the Justice Department in mid-March, according to a Justice Department official.
The official disputed the idea that the timing of Rosenstein’s departure has anything to do with the latest revelations from former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe.
This story is developing.