WASHINGTON — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, a frequent target of President Donald Trump’s wrath for appointing special counsel Robert Mueller and defending his Russia probe, is expected to leave his position soon after Trump’s nominee for attorney general is confirmed. William Barr, Trump’s nominee, has a Senate confirmation hearing next week and could be in place at the Justice Department by February. Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday Rosenstein had always planned to stay around two years and wants to help with the transition to a new attorney general. Barr is expected to face questioning from Democrats about his views of the Mueller investigation at next week’s hearing. He said Barr would be an “excellent attorney general when he is confirmed.”——–Associated Press writer Darlene Superville contributed to this report.

Source: National Post January 09, 2019 12:25 UTC