Rep. Eliot Engel: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is 'compromised'

The newly confirmed Justice Department official who authored the memo condemning fired FBI Director Jim Comey has been “compromised” by President Trump, according to a senior House Democrat.

Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., accused deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein of displaying “a remarkable lack of integrity” by authoring a memo that argued for firing Comey in light of his violation of DOJ rules during the Clinton email investigation. Rosenstein, in concert with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, issued a formal recommendation that Comey be fired earlier this week, which Trump implemented immediately.