Jeffrey confirmed as US’ next Deputy AG
20, May 2019
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- Jeffrey Rosen was confirmed as the United States’ latest Deputy Attorney General by the US Senate.
- He has previously served at the Department of Transportation as the deputy secretary.
- He will replace Rod Rosenstein who oversaw Robert Mueller’s investigations into Russian collusion in the 2016 Presidential elections.
- US President Donald Trump nominated Rosen for the job in February 2019.