Cybersecurity
Deputy Attorney General Nominee Faces a Congress Divided on Russia Probe
- First question at hearing is over past Russian contacts
- Nominee Rosenstein says he’d ensure independent investigations
AG Sessions Recuses Himself From Russia Investigation
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Donald Trump’s pick for deputy U.S. attorney general faced a barrage of conflicting demands from senators over how he would handle probes into Russian interference in the 2016 election and potential contacts between Moscow and the president’s campaign team.
The Russia question -- “Have you ever met with representatives of the Russian government” was Republican Chairman Chuck Grassley’s first query -- dominated Tuesday’s confirmation hearing for Rod Rosenstein, the U.S. attorney for Baltimore whom Trump tapped to be Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ deputy.