Justice Dept. Won’t Be Extorted, Rosenstein Warns Republicans
[ad_1] “If we’re going to accuse somebody of wrongdoing, we have to have admissible evidence and credible witnesses,” Mr. Rosenstein said. “We need to prepare to prove our case in court. And we have to affix our signature to the charging document.” Mr. Meadows fired back, accusing Mr. Rosenstein of stonewalling and calling on him to resign. “If he believes being asked to do his job is ‘extortion,’ then Rod Rosenstein should step aside and allow us to find a new deputy attorney general — preferably one who is interested in transparency,” Mr. Meadows, the chairman of the conservative Freedom Caucus, said in a statement. The draft impeachment articles are unlikely to advance through the House, where the Judiciary Committee and possibly the full chamber would have a say. But they represent the most explicit threat yet to Mr. Rosenstein by lawmakers with close ties to Mr. Trump. The lawmakers have been threatening to impose sanctions on or even impeach Mr. Rosenstein, 53, on and off...