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Rosenstein: Justice Department won't be extorted by Congress

By ERIC TUCKER Monday reported the arti-
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dep- cles of impeachment from
uty Attorney General Rod members of the House
Rosenstein on Tuesday Freedom Caucus, a hard-
lashed out at Republican right group of Republican
allies of President Donald lawmakers. A person famil-
Trump who have drafted iar with the effort but who
articles of impeachment was not authorized to dis-
against him, saying the cuss it publicly confirmed
Justice Department won't it to The Associated Press
be extorted or give in to on condition of anonymity
threats. Tuesday. Republican lead-
Rosenstein, speaking at ers have not signed on to
a question-and-answer that effort.
session at the Newseum, One member of the Free-
chided the lawmakers who dom Caucus, Rep. Mark
have prepared the docu- Meadows of North Caro-
ment by saying that "they lina, tweeted after Rosen-
can't even resist leaking stein's remarks: "If he be-
their own drafts" and that lieves being asked to do
they lack "the courage to his job is 'extortion,' then
put their name on it." Rod Rosenstein should step
"I can tell you there have aside and allow us to find a
been people who have new Deputy Attorney Gen-
been making threats pri- eral —preferably one who
vately and publicly against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks during an event at the Newseum, Tuesday, May is interested in transparen-
me for quite some time, 1, 2018 in Washington. cy." Rosenstein repeatedly
and I think they should Associated Press refused to discuss Mueller's
understand by now, the investigation. He deflected
Department of Justice is "We're going to do what's He did not elaborate on resolved Hillary Clinton one question about wheth-
not going to be extorted," required by the rule of law," what he meant by threats, email probe. er he believed the Justice
Rosenstein said, in response he added. "And any kind but some congressional Re- Trump has also repeatedly Department can indict a
to a question about news of threats that anybody publicans have excoriated lambasted Rosenstein and sitting president by noting,
reports on the articles of im- makes are not going to af- him for his oversight role Attorney General Jeff Ses- generally, the existence of
peachment. fect the way we do our job." of special counsel Robert sions, whose recusal from a legal opinion that says
Mueller's investigation into the Russia investigation laid the commander in chief
possible ties between the the groundwork for the ap- may not be charged while
Trump campaign and Rus- pointment of Mueller. in office.
sia. Rosenstein said that while "There's been a lot of spec-
Paradise in the Caribbean A House Republican memo the Justice Department ulation in the media about
released in February said supports congressional this. I just don't have any-
that Rosenstein approved oversight, lawmakers must thing more to say about it,"
the renewal of a secret sur- also understand that their Rosenstein said. "When the
veillance warrant to moni- duty is not to interfere with issue arose, someone in the
tor the communications of ongoing investigations. department reached a le-
a former Trump campaign "If we were to just open our gal conclusion, and that's
associate and that the doors to allow Congress what it is."
warrant application had to come and rummage Asked about an FBI raid
relied excessively on Dem- through the files, that would last month in New York that
ocrat-funded opposition be a serious infringement targeted Trump's personal
research. on the separation of pow- lawyer, Michael Cohen,
Some lawmakers have also ers," he said. "It might re- Rosenstein said additional
criticized Rosenstein and solve a dispute today, but safeguards exist when it
the Justice Department it would have negative re- comes to searching the
for what they say is a slow percussions in the long run, offices of an attorney, in-
response to lawmakers' and we have a responsibili- cluding consultation with
demands for documents, ty to defend the institution." Justice Department in
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