2 official at the Justice Department, a post that puts the veteran prosecutor in charge of the investigation into whether current or former aides to President Trump coordinated with Russia during the 2016 campaign. He also said he believed the Justice Department could handle the most politically complicated cases without fear of compromise. Rosenstein has spent 27 years at Justice, getting an early job as a senior aide to a deputy attorney general. As Sessions’ top deputy, Rosenstein will be responsible for using Justice Department resources to step up enforcement of immigration laws, a Trump administration priority. President Trump speaks at the public swearing in of Neil M. Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 25, 2017 21:45 UTC