By Cathy Burke | Monday, 16 July 2018 08:23 PM
Two House Freedom Caucus leaders reportedly want the Justice Department’s internal watchdog to investigate whether Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein threatened congressional aides.
GOP Reps. Mark Meadows of North Carolina, chairman of the conservative group, and its cofounder, Jim Jordan of Ohio, made the request in a letter Monday to Inspector General Michael Horowitz, The Washington Post reported.
“This notion Mr. Rosenstein threatened to use his official investigative powers as Deputy Attorney General to retaliate against rank-and-file staff members for sending written oversight requests raises concerns he has abused his authority in the context of this investigation,†they wrote.
Both lawmakers have been critical of the Justice Department’s handling of the 2016 campaign probes, and special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, the Post reported, noting only Rosenstein can dismiss Mueller for cause, though as a presidential appointee, Trump can remove Rosenstein himself at will.
The beef has even prompted talk of a possible impeachment of Rosenstein over what his prominent critics call a lack of transparency and cooperation with House Republican investigators.
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