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Rod Rosenstein
October 13, 2020
Ankush Khardori
No One’s Hands Are Clean at the Justice Department
Why officials at every level are implicated in the department’s worst abuses of the Trump era, starting with its family separation policy
October 10, 2019
Zachary Siegel
How the Drug War Blob Took Over
The Washington Post
The paper's otherwise stellar investigative journalism accidentally exposes the failed Beltway consensus.
April 17, 2019
Matt Ford
Will Rod Rosenstein Regret Defending Bill Barr?
The release of the Mueller report is a moment of truth not only for the attorney general, but his loyal deputy, too.
March 25, 2019
Matt Ford
History Will Damn Donald Trump
Robert Mueller couldn't prove Trump colluded with Russia or obstructed justice, but future generations of Americans will be less forgiving.
January 23, 2019
Marcy Wheeler
How Trump Suborns Perjury
Even without BuzzFeed’s explosive report about Michael Cohen, the evidence shows that the president has persuaded his associates to lie to Congress and the feds.
November 21, 2018
Jeet Heer
Trump pushed Justice Department to investigate James Comey and Hillary Clinton.
November 9, 2018
Matt Ford
How Much Damage Will Matt Whitaker Do to the Rule of Law in America?
Trump's interim attorney general will now oversee Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, which he has repeatedly criticized.
October 30, 2018
Marcy Wheeler
If Trump Fires Mueller
How a Democratic-controlled House can salvage the Russia investigation
October 22, 2018
Matt Ford
The Mueller Report Is More Important Than Ever
It may not contain bombshells about Trump's potential collusion with Russia, but it can help sustain the public's faith in American democracy.
September 25, 2018
Matt Ford
Is the White House trying to fix its Kavanaugh and Rosenstein problems at the same time?
September 24, 2018
Jeet Heer
Contrary to reports, Rod Rosenstein is still the deputy attorney general.
September 21, 2018
Matt Ford
Trump might go berserk over
The New York Times
’ Rod Rosenstein story.
August 31, 2018
Matt Ford
The Russia Investigation After Jeff Sessions
What can the Senate do if Trump fires the attorney general? The Nixon era provides a roadmap.
July 26, 2018
Jeet Heer
Eleven House Republicans want to impeach the deputy attorney general.
July 13, 2018
Matt Ford
Truth Without Consequences
Robert Mueller’s latest indictment details how deeply Russia meddled with U.S. democracy to aid Trump, but the president still refuses to condemn it.
July 13, 2018
Jeet Heer
Congressional Republicans are pushing for the impeachment of Rod Rosenstein.
July 13, 2018
Jeet Heer
New indictments complicate the Trump-Russia relationship.
May 9, 2018
Matt Ford
Michael Cohen, Trump’s Man of Mystery
How serious are his ties to a Russian oligarch, and why was his case separated from Robert Mueller's investigation?
May 1, 2018
Matt Ford
Five Questions for Trump That Are Missing From Robert Mueller’s List
April 25, 2018
Matt Ford
Why it’s nearly impossible for Trump to kill the Russia investigation.
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