Rosenstein: Justice Department Won't Be Extorted by Congress

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Tuesday that the Justice Department “is not going to be extorted” as some House Republicans raise the prospect of seeking his impeachment, NBC News reported.During an appearance at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., marking Law Day, Rosenstein was asked about a draft of articles of impeachment prepared by Rep. Mark Meadows, a North Carolina Republican, and other members of the House Freedom Caucus.They have pushed for the release of internal Justice Department documents concerning some aspects of the Russian meddling investigation and the Hillary Clinton e-mail probe.”There are people who have been making threats, privately and publicly, against me for quite some time,” Rosenstein said. “And I think they should understand by now, the Department of Justice is not going to be extorted.”Photo Credit: Getty Images
Source: NBC San Diego