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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, speaks to the media with an announcement that the office of special counsel Robert Mueller says a grand jury has charged 13 Russian nationals and several Russian entities, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, in Washington.
- Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will leave the Justice Department once the Senate confirms new Attorney General William Barr.
- After former Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the Russia Investigation, Rosenstein became its main overseer. Rosenstein appointed Robert Mueller to conduct the probe, infuriating Trump.
- Rosenstein, who has frequently been the target of Trump's ire, has often defended the Russia Investigation.