Rosenstein Defends Russia Probe as Graham Takes Up ‘Obamagate’
- Ex-deputy attorney general calls for remedial action as needed
- Graham presses ahead with a hearing Democrats call ill-timed
Rod Rosenstein, former deputy attorney general, sits during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington on June 3, 2020.
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Rod Rosenstein, the former deputy attorney general who oversaw the Russia investigation, went before senators Wednesday to defend the need for the probe while acknowledging early mistakes in its execution.
It was an assessment that clashed with allegations by Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham and other Republicans that Donald Trump was a victim of anti-Trump forces in the FBI and Justice Department more than three years ago that fatally tainted the inquiry into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and whether anyone close to Trump colluded in it.