Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will remain at the Justice Department longer than expected.
Rosenstein had planned to step down by mid-March but he has not yet given his two-weeks notice and he reached a deal with Attorney General William Barr to stay on “a little while longer,” according to Fox News.
Rosenstein is still the main liaison between the department and special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Kremlin.
Rosenstein has overseen the investigation, which has yet to conclude, since former Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself. Barr has had main oversight of the probe since his confirmation.
Trump has targeted the deputy attorney general for months, most recently accusing him of “treasonous” behavior after former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe alleged Rosenstein brought up the idea of invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office.
The Justice Department pushed back against McCabe’s assertion, claiming his version of events was “inaccurate and factually incorrect.”
