Rod Rosenstein Knows He Took Some Lumps

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty)

I took more than my fair share of criticism. But I kept the faith, I followed the rules and I left my office in good hands.

— Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in what’s been described as “something of a valedictory speech” on Feb. 21 at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Rosenstein is departing the Justice Department, and President Donald Trump has announced he’ll nominate Jeffrey Rosen as the new deputy attorney general.

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