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Hundreds gather at ceremony to bid farewell to Rosenstein

By MICHAEL BALSAMO
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hun- ROSENSTEIN
dreds of Justice Depart-
ment employees gath-
ered Thursday to send off
Deputy Attorney General
Rod Rosenstein, capping RETIRES
a tenure marked by a tu-
multuous relationship with
President Donald Trump.
Attorney General William
Barr and former Attorney
General Jeff Sessions were
among the speakers, prais-
ing Rosenstein's dedication
to a difficult job. Rosen-
stein's tenure as the de-
partment's No. 2 coincided
with some of the most con-
sequential moments of the
president's term, including
the firing of ex-FBI director
James Comey and the ap-
pointment of special coun-
sel Robert Mueller.
And the ceremony itself
comes at a turbulent time
for the Justice Depart-
ment. Scores of Democrats
have called for Barr's resig- Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein reacts to a speaker as he is honored with a farewell ceremony in the Great Hall at the
nation and the House Judi- Department of Justice in Washington, Thursday, May 9, 2019.
ciary Committee voted on Associated Press
Wednesday to hold him in
contempt after he refused tive documents. posed for contempt within recused himself. He au- ing the investigation into
to comply with a subpoe- "You like records," Barr said 100 days of taking office." thored a memo the White Russian interference at the
na for a full un-redacted jokingly to Rosenstein. "This Rosenstein stepped in to House used to justify firing time.
version of Mueller's report must be a record, of an at- take over supervision of the FBI Director James Comey,
and underlying investiga- torney general being pro- Russia probe after Sessions whose agency was lead- Continued on Next Page