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Rod Rosenstein, Face Of Russia Probe, To Step Down As Deputy Attorney General
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“I took more than my fair share of criticism,” Rosenstein said in February. “But I kept the faith; I followed the rules; and I left my office in good hands. Those are the things that matter.”
![Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, pictured in 2016, was sentenced on Wednesday in a federal criminal case in Washington, D.C.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ap_92198304282-91c2aa273a2baeed3b01ffb24b3e60960ad0e097-e1552494513425-900x422.jpg)
Paul Manafort To Serve Total Of More Than 7 Years Following D.C. Guilty Plea
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Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman wrapped up the second of his two federal cases following a conviction in Virginia and a guilty plea in the District of Columbia.
![Michael Cohen dodges photojournalists as he returns home in New York City. The former fixer for Donald Trump says he's postponing testimony planned for a House hearing next month.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ap_19018667327723-bc06a7fd211d9db98f52e85fb977254add0f312f-e1548279713559-900x422.jpg)
Trump’s Ex-Attorney Cohen Postpones Hill Testimony, Citing Ongoing ‘Threats’
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The former fixer was scheduled to appear before a House committee in February. Now that’s off. The president’s camp has called for an investigation into Cohen’s father-in-law.
![President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn arrives at federal court in Washington. D.C., Tuesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ap_18352542997092flynndec18-3fb28df735bd705eb4fff4abfe16638d2bf6336a-e1545162927979-900x422.jpg)
Federal Judge Delays Michael Flynn Sentencing In Case Of Lying To Feds
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The judge ordered both sides to file status reports by March 13. He said he has outstanding questions, including how the Russia investigation was impeded and the impact of Flynn’s lies on the inquiry.
![Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's fate at the Justice Department appeared uncertain on Monday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ap_18243108003593-8c1a38d8aec8f2791185976a1e5ce0c3c6d09c2b-e1537810596110-900x422.jpg)
Rosenstein Remains Deputy Attorney General Following White House Meeting — For Now
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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein expects to be fired and talk swirled about his fate with the Justice Department. Now he’s scheduled to meet with President Trump on Thursday.
![Then-FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe, right, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, second from left, and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein have been political targets of President Trump.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ap_17201538285543-b7c4fa1b748762c3b050be7e46dce3a1cd414822-e1537558792816-900x422.jpg)
Rosenstein Denies That He Discussed Recording Trump, Invoking 25th Amendment
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The deputy attorney general rejected a story that described him musing with the idea of secretly wearing a wire or conferring with members of the Cabinet about invoking the 25th Amendment.