Attorney General Jeff Sessions fiercely defended his deputy Rod Rosenstein on Thursday morning after a group of House conservatives introduced an impeachment resolution against him.
"My deputy, Rod Rosenstein, is highly capable," Sessions said at an event in Boston when asked to address the impeachment efforts.
Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan on Wednesday night introduced articles of impeachment against Rosenstein, who is overseeing the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
"The DOJ is keeping information from Congress. Enough is enough. It's time to hold Mr. Rosenstein accountable for blocking Congress's constitutional oversight role," Jordan said in a statement.
Sessions said Thursday that Congress would be better served to focus on working on passing immigration legislation.
"What I would like Congress to do is to focus on some of the legal challenges that are out there. We need Congress to deal with the immigration question," Sessions told reporters.
The articles filed Wednesday include a series of allegations against Rosenstein, such as accusing him of having a conflict of interest in special counsel Robert Mueller 's probe.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/398979-sessions-defends-rosenstein-amid-house-conservatives-impeachment
"My deputy, Rod Rosenstein, is highly capable," Sessions said at an event in Boston when asked to address the impeachment efforts.
Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan on Wednesday night introduced articles of impeachment against Rosenstein, who is overseeing the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
"The DOJ is keeping information from Congress. Enough is enough. It's time to hold Mr. Rosenstein accountable for blocking Congress's constitutional oversight role," Jordan said in a statement.
Sessions said Thursday that Congress would be better served to focus on working on passing immigration legislation.
"What I would like Congress to do is to focus on some of the legal challenges that are out there. We need Congress to deal with the immigration question," Sessions told reporters.
The articles filed Wednesday include a series of allegations against Rosenstein, such as accusing him of having a conflict of interest in special counsel Robert Mueller 's probe.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/398979-sessions-defends-rosenstein-amid-house-conservatives-impeachment
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