It was a big deal in Maryland when Rod Rosenstein was tapped to be second-in-command of the U.S. Justice Department under Donald Trump. But in a new interview with The New York Times, the president said he was miffed to learn of Rosenstein’s professional origins.
By and large, Trump used his interview with the newspaper to complain about the current state of affairs for his administration. First and foremost was Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who Trump said made an “unfair” decision for the president early on by recusing himself from the investigation into Trump’s ties to Russia.
He eventually touched on Rosenstein, who worked in Baltimore as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland for 12 years. Trump surprised many when he nominated Rosenstein in late January to be Sessions’ deputy, given his reputation as a bipartisan prosecutor who generally stays out of the political fray. The U.S. Senate approved Rosenstein for his post in an overwhelming 94-6 vote in April.
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