Trump receives ANOTHER resignation letter and waves goodbye to man who appointed Mueller

The two men did not see eye to eye after Mr Rosenstein oversaw the appointment of Robert Mueller to handle the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. His relationship soured further after a New York Times story published last September claiming he had discussed ousting Mr Trump. Citing anonymous sources, the paper said Mr Rosenstein had suggested secretly recording the President in order to prove he was dysfunctional and had argued it was permitted in line with the 25th amendment of the constitution.

Mr Rosenstein’s departure comes after Mr Mueller’s report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election was released.

The Deputy Attorney General highlighted several areas the administration should focus its efforts on in a resignation letter.

He insisted that ”reducing violent crime, curtailing opioid abuse, protecting consumers, improving immigration enforcement, and building confidence in the police” were areas that should receive immediate attention.

He had praise for the Trump administration when he added: ”Our nation is safer, our elections more secure, and our citizens are better informed about covert foreign influence efforts and schemes to commit fraud, steal intellectual property, and launch cyberattacks.”

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He highlighted the importance of the post he is stepping down from in the resignation letter, he wrote: “We enforce the law without fear or favour because credible evidence is not partisan.”

He will leave the post on May 11.

Correspondents say Mr Rosenstein had been expected to resign in March, following the appointment of William Barr as attorney general.

However, he stayed in the job longer to help Mr Barr manage the public release of the special counsel’s findings from the investigation, which has dominated much of Mr Trump’s presidency so far.

Mr Trump has repeatedly called the investigation a “witch hunt”.

In 2017, Mr Rosenstein was left in charge of appointing someone to oversee the Russia investigation after Mr Trump fired then-FBI director James Comey.

Jeff Sessions, who was attorney general at the time, had already recused himself, meaning that his deputy had to take on the responsibility.

Mr Rosenstein then inflamed anger in the White House when he appointed Mr Mueller, an independent lawyer.

source: express.co.uk