Rod Rosenstein to leave DOJ in mid-March

Published February 19, 2019 2:57am ET



Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave the Justice Department in mid-March.

Rosenstein’s departure was largely expected, with last week’s Senate confirmation of President Trump attorney general nominee William Barr. New attorney generals usually have at least some say in selection of deputy attorney general, whose office largely runs the Justice Department on a daily basis.

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