You view it as an issue of principle that I need to commit to appoint a special counsel in a manner that I don't even know if it's being investigated, but my view is that I have a responsibility when I take that oath, if I become deputy attorney general. I cannot take it conditioned upon having committed how I'm going to handle a particular case.

Rod Rosenstein

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We need to avoid any temptation to compromise important principles and seek a short-term benefit at the expense of long-term values. The Department of Justice, in which I serve, must never be Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

I'm not a Rod Rosenstein, and I'm not angry. by Rod Rosenstein

I'm not a Rod Rosenstein, and I'm not angry.

There have been people who have been making threats privately and publicly against me for quite some time.

Russia's intelligence services conducted cyber operations against both major US political parties in 2016, and the recent indictment of Russian intelligence officers alleges a systematic effort to leak stolen campaign information.

Foreign governments should not be secret participants, covertly spreading propaganda and fanning the flames of division.

It was important for the President to know what information we've uncovered because he's got to make very important decisions for the country, so Rod Rosenstein needs to understand what evidence we have of foreign election interference.

There is no allegation in the indictment that any American was a knowing participant in the alleged unlawful activity or knew they were communicating with Russian intelligence officers.

The goal is to discourage 'piling on', and instead coordinate with local, state, federal and foreign authorities to achieve a joint result that imposes appropriate punishment without prolonging investigations.

It is not accurate, sir, we have caught you hiding information. by Rod Rosenstein

It is not accurate, sir, we have caught you hiding information.

As with most things in Washington, the real work is not done on television and it is not all done by me, trump administration officials are meeting and talking to your staffs every day to accommodate requests and produce relevant information to this committee, other committees and several Senate committees.

Some develop gang ties. by Rod Rosenstein

Some develop gang ties.

If anyone did infiltrate or surveil participants in a presidential campaign for inappropriate purposes, we need to know about it and take appropriate action.

I'm not going to answer this in the context of any current matters, so you shouldn't draw any inference about it, but the Department of Justice has in the past, when the issue arose, has opined that The President can not be indicted. There's been a lot of speculation in the media about this, I just don't have anything more to say about it.

Each nominee meets or exceeds the qualifications normally require... by Rod Rosenstein

Each nominee meets or exceeds the qualifications normally required for those important jobs.

Within the next few weeks, I anticipate that our inspector general will complete a comprehensive, fair and nonpartisan report that answers many questions about how the Department of Justice handled a high-profile investigation during the last presidential campaign, we will learn from it, and our Department will do better in the future.

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There are people who have been making threats, privately and publicly, against me for quite some time, and I think they should understand by now, the Department of Justice is not going to be extorted.

Everybody in the Department takes an oath, and if they violate it, they are going to be held accountable.

There have been people who have been making threats privately and publicly against me for quite some time, and I think they should understand by now the Department of Justice is not going to be extorted.

I've talked with Director Mueller about this, director Mueller's going to make the appropriate decisions, and if anything that I did winds up being relevant to Director Mueller investigation then, as Director Mueller and I discussed, if there's a need from me to recuse, I will.

Hiding from tough questions about these controversial cases is no way to reassure the public, if the department is afraid of independent oversight, that just reinforces people’s suspicions and skepticism. The only real way to reassure people is to let the sun shine in and let the chips fall where they may.