US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed Special Counsel Robert Mueller in May 2017 to investigate links between the Russian government and President Donald Trump's campaign, said on Monday he was resigning from his post.

US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein resigns

The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was nominating a successor to deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein, a move that confirms the departure of the Justice Department official who until recently oversaw the Russia probe.

Trump nominates successor to one-time head of Russia collusion probe

Rod Rosenstein, the US deputy attorney general who appointed a special counsel to investigate possible ties between Russia and President Donald Trump's campaign, is expected to step down by mid-March, a Justice Department official said on Monday.

US Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein to step down in March: Official

The US deputy attorney general discussed how many cabinet members would support removing US President Donald Trump from office in 2017, the FBI's former acting director said in an interview airing Sunday.

Top US official discussed Trump removal in 2017: Ex-FBI chief

Donald Trump said Monday he does not plan to fire the deputy attorney general in charge of an explosive probe into alleged collusion between the president and the Kremlin.

No plans to fire embattled Russia probe official Rosenstein: Trump

President Donald Trump has postponed a meeting where he is expected to decide on whether to keep the deputy attorney general in charge of the Russia collusion probe in his job, the White House said Thursday.

Trump postpones meeting with embattled deputy attorney general: White House

Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general overseeing the probe into alleged collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump, was received Monday at the White House as US media reported he was about to resign or be fired.

Trump-Russia collusion: Top official overseeing probe could be fired

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