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TRIPLE DENIAL

Rosenstein Says He Had No Idea About DOJ Snooping on Dems

Since Jeff Sessions had recused himself from the Russia investigation, the leak probe that led to the subpoenas would have fallen to Rosenstein.

Blake Montgomery

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SICKENING

Sessions, Rosenstein Pushed to Separate Kids at Border: DOJ

The policy, which ended in 2018, caused severe psychological damage in children, some of whom were never reunited with their families.

Arya Hodjat

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THEY'RE MASTERS AT IT

How Republicans Create Their Flynn Persecution Narrative

Precision matters in sensitive investigations. Unfortunately, the motto of my Republican colleagues is more like "obfuscation matters."

Sheldon Whitehouse

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FIRST WITNESS

Rosenstein to Testify Before Senate Panel on Russia Probe

The former deputy attorney general will be the first witness to testify before the Republican-led committee’s probe into the origins of the Russia investigation.

Emma Tucker

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MALPRACTICE

Trump DOJ ‘Blocked Criminal Opioid Case’ Against Walmart

Federal prosecutors spent more than two years compiling evidence that Walmart did nothing to stop dispensing thousands of opioid prescriptions that put customers at deadly risk.

Emma Tucker

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MIXED MESSAGES

Rosenstein Authorized Release of Texts Between Strzok, Page

The former deputy attorney general authorized the release of text messages between former FBI agent Peter Strzok and attorney Lisa Page that referred to the president as an “idiot”

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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DON’T LOOK AT US

Rod Rosenstein: DOJ ‘Not to Blame’ for Lisa Page’s Abuse

The former deputy attorney general says he had no choice but to release Page’s texts with FBI agent Peter Strzok.

Betsy Swan

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PLUGGED

#Resistance Hero Rosenstein Was Trump’s Leak-Hunter-in-Chief

The Trump administration is on pace for a record number of leak prosecutions—thanks in part to a man hailed by the president’s fiercest critics.

Betsy Swan

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DAGs DON’T CRY

Rosenstein’s Farewell Turns Into a Trump-Russia Reunion

Rosenstein leaves the Justice Department in the midst of a congressional brawl—on the two-year anniversary of former FBI Director James Comey’s firing.

Betsy Swan

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PLANE, LANDED

Rosenstein Quits, Thanking the President Who Trolled Him

The deputy attorney general was a frequent target of Trump’s ire. Rod Rosenstein thanked him for his ‘courtesy and humor’ anyway.

Betsy Swan

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OUT

Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein Submits Resignation Letter

He submitted his letter to the president Monday.

Julia Arciga

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