Rod Rosenstein expected to leave the Justice Department in a matter of weeks
by Kelly Cohen
| January 09, 2019 07:20 AM
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to step down from his role in the Justice Department in the coming weeks.
A source confirmed to the Washington Examiner that Rosenstein always expected to serve for about two years, and said he is likely leave after attorney general nominee Bill Barr is confirmed by the Senate.
Barr’s confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary committee begin next week, and once he's confirmed, he will officially replace former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who was forced to resign by the White House in November.
The source said Rosenstein is not being pushed out, and ABC News reported that he wants to ensure a smooth transition to the next deputy attorney general.
After Sessions’ departure, there was speculation that Rosenstein would depart soon after. Yet he remained in his post after Matt Whitaker, the former chief of staff for Sessions, was named acting attorney general.
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