rod rosenstein

Nobody asked for it, but here's another one of those Nobody-asked-me-but columns

By Dan Rodricks

Jun 7, 2019

In his first remarks on the Mueller probe after resigning as deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein casts himself as a man above politics.

Justice Department policy since 2015 has been to not just prosecute corporations for misdeeds but also officials, employees and boards members. UMMS' chief compliance officer gave board members a presentation on this just before The Sun revealed members had contracts with UMMS hospital

By Jean Marbella

May 10, 2019

After allegations of self-dealing rocked the University of Maryland Medical System’s board of directors, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan says he wants to “clean house” and will refuse to reappoint most — and possibly all — of the current board members.

By Luke Broadwater

May 6, 2019

Rosenstein's departure ends a nearly two-year run defined by his appointment of a special counsel to investigate connections between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is taking swipes at his critics as he prepares his exit from the Justice Department.

Rosenstein is wrong if he thinks it's appropriate for the Attorney General to sit on the special counsel's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Rod Rosenstein gets it half-right: The Justice Department should be sensitive to the rights of uncharged people but that standard can't apply to a president.

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will deliver the keynote speech for the University of Baltimore Law School's graduation.

By Sarah Meehan

Feb 13, 2019

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Wednesday that the departure of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein would threaten Robert Mueller's Russia investigation at a time when the integrity of the Justice Department "is under assault" by President Donald Trump.

By Jeff Barker

Jan 9, 2019

The Maryland attorney general's office is seeking to preserve its suit sustaining the Affordable Care Act while challenging the legality of Matthew Whitaker's appointment as acting U.S. attorney general.

By Jeff Barker

Dec 19, 2018

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh has filed a motion in federal court challenging President Donald Trump's appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting U.S. attorney general. Frosh’s motion in U.S. District Court in Baltimore argues the appointment is “illegal and unconstitutional.”

By Michael Dresser

Nov 13, 2018

If President Trump is as innocent as he claims, he ought to leave Mueller probe in the hands of Rod Rosenstein.

More than 100 people protested outside Congressman Andy Harris's Bel Air office Thursday in support of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into suspected Russian meddling on behalf of Donald Trump's 2016 campaign after AG Jeff Sessions was forced to resigned.

By David Anderson

Nov 8, 2018

Federal and state officials are launching reviews of hate crime laws and reporting practices after a mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh and the rise of anti-Jewish incidents here in Maryland. They're searching for what more can be done to stop a surge of anti-Semitism in the United States.

Frontline takes on the central storyline of our time: Trump vs. Mueller.

By David Zurawik

Sep 28, 2018

The former Maryland U.S. attorney's job hangs in the balance ahead of a Thursday meeting with President Donald J. Trump. Here’s what you need to know about Rosenstein’s work in D.C. and his history in Baltimore.

By Sarah Meehan

Sep 26, 2018

Rod Rosenstein doesn't deserve to be fired, but here's the real reason why President Trump may keep him - the high political cost of a 'Thursday night massacre.'

With job status in limbo, Rod Rosenstein to meet with Trump

By Jeff Barker

Sep 24, 2018

“If President Trump forces out Mr. Rosenstein — regardless of how it happens — the American people deserve a full and complete accounting of these actions," the Baltimore lawmaker said.

By Jeff Barker

Sep 24, 2018

In his February 2017 farewell remarks, Rosenstein told a meeting of Baltimore criminal justice leaders that he’d determined the median tenure for the country’s deputy attorney general was just 14 months.

Here are the Best of Baltimore 2018 winners for the people and media category.

President Donald Trump is ramping up his attacks on Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein. Getting rid of him would be a huge mistake.

The Senate unanimously approved President Donald J. Trump’s nominee to be the U.S. Attorney in Maryland late Thursday, rapidly moving his approval during the course of a single day after he appeared to stall for weeks in committee.

By John Fritze

Mar 22, 2018

Senate Republicans said Monday that they will consider Robert K. Hur to be the U.S. Attorney for Maryland after initially delaying his confirmation over questions about the Department of Justice’s probe of the 2016 presidential election.

By John Fritze

Mar 19, 2018

Members of the state’s congressional delegation Friday called on the Senate to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Maryland’s U.S. Attorney after revelations he is being delayed over questions about the Russia probe.

By John Fritze

Mar 16, 2018

Maryland Democrats blasted the release of a controversial memo Friday that Republicans said raised questions about how the FBI handled surveillance of a Trump campaign associate.

By John Fritze

Feb 2, 2018

Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein approved the continued surveillance of a Trump associate last year, according to a report in the New York Times on Monday that once again thrust the former U.S. Attorney for Maryland into the spotlight.

By John Fritze

Jan 29, 2018

When it comes to the surge in Baltimore homicides that started in 2015 and continues to this day, everyone has a theory about the cause or causes. That includes Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein.

By Kevin Rector

Jan 8, 2018

President Donald J. Trump remains deeply unpopular in Maryland, but his tumultuous first year in the White House left an unmistakable imprint on state politics.

By John Fritze

Dec 28, 2017

Notable Marylanders who died in 2017.

Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein faced sharp questioning Wednesday from congressional Republicans following revelations that two officials assigned to the department’s ongoing Russia probe exchanged text messages critical of President Donald J. Trump during last year’s campaign.

By John Fritze

Dec 13, 2017

The FBI had yet to respond Monday morning to a request from Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis on Friday that it take over the police department’s investigation into the killing last month of Det. Sean Suiter.

By Kevin Rector

Dec 4, 2017

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein talked about the killing of a Baltimore homicide detective and crime in the city Thursday night at an appearance in Chicago.

Trump nominee to be U.S. Attorney is a poor choice.

On Charlottesville and statues, Trump can't get anything right - aside from his affection for the alt-right.

Stephen Schenning, serving as Maryland’s acting U.S. attorney after Rod Rosenstein left for the Justice Department, says Baltimore’s raging gun violence is a top priority for his office.

By Kevin Rector

Aug 7, 2017

Donald Trump gets law enforcement and the attorney general's office scarily wrong.

President Donald J. Trump told the New York Times that he is unhappy with Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, telling the newspaper he was “irritated” to learn he was from Baltimore.

The brother of one of the seven Baltimore police officers indicted earlier this year on federal racketeering charges told the Harford County Council Tuesday that his brother and the other officers are being subjected to "mental torture" and are at risk for physical injury while being held a various locations awaiting their trials.

By Allan Vought

Jun 21, 2017

During his presidential campaign last year, Donald J. Trump frequently called out Baltimore's struggle with violence, describing it as "out of control" as he vowed to "get rid of the crime" in cities across the nation.

By John Fritze

Jun 20, 2017

President Donald J. Trump appeared to confirm Friday that he is under investigation for obstruction of justice and seemed to use a social media posting to criticize Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein.

Mayor Catherine Pugh is right to call Baltimore residents to action to combat the spike in homicides, but we need more than that.

Speaking at a highly anticipated hearing on Capitol Hill, ousted FBI director James B. Comey told lawmakers Thursday that the Trump administration had spread "lies, plain and simple" and "defamed" him and the agency after his firing last month.

By John Fritze

Jun 8, 2017

Donald Trump says his new pick for the FBI is a "man of impeccable credentials." We remain skeptical.

President Trump should thank Rod Rosenstein for naming a special counsel — it's the only thing that might save his presidency.

Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein knew James B. Comey would be fired as director of the FBI before he wrote a scathing memo laying out the case for the move, several senators who attended a closed-door briefing with the former U.S. Attorney from Maryland said Thursday.

By John Fritze

May 18, 2017

Under intense pressure to bring independence to the investigation into Russian interference in last year's election, Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein appointed a special counsel Wednesday to oversee the federal probe — a move with sweeping implications for Donald Trump's presidency.

By John Fritze

May 17, 2017

A Severna Park man who headed the FBI's field office in Baltimore is under consideration to replace ousted director James B. Comey, a White House spokesman

By John Fritze

May 17, 2017

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein called on Baltimore business leaders  to support city police officers as a way to help control violence.

By Yvonne Wenger

May 17, 2017