Acting U.S. attorney general to replace Rosenstein in overseeing Russia probe -spokeswoman

Record ID: 1363371

  • Title: Acting U.S. attorney general to replace Rosenstein in overseeing Russia probe -spokeswoman
  • Date: 7th November 2018
  • Summary: DAVOS, SWITZERLAND (FILE - JANUARY 26, 2018) (REUTERS) TRUMP WAVING TO PEOPLE IN BALCONY AND SAYING "FAKE NEWS" WHEN SOMEONE ASKS ABOUT REPORT THAT HE WANTED TO FIRE ROBERT MUELLER TRUMP WALKING UP THE STAIRS AND WAVING
  • Embargoed: 21st November 2018 20:48
  • Keywords: Jeff Sessions Rod Rosenstein Attorney General Justice Matthew Whitaker
  • Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., BETHESDA, MARYLAND, MARION, MASSACHUSETTS UNITIED STATES, DAVOS, SWITZERLAND
  • City: WASHINGTON, D.C., BETHESDA, MARYLAND, MARION, MASSACHUSETTS UNITIED STATES, DAVOS, SWITZERLAND
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA00895ID7BB
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will oversee all matters under the Justice Department's purview, including the Russia probe that had been supervised by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, a department spokeswoman said on Wednesday (November 7).
    "The Acting Attorney General is in charge of all matters under the purview of the Department of Justice," spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said when asked if Whitaker would oversee Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian actions during the 2016 presidential campaign.
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