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First, Comey Took on Rosenstein. Now, a New Target
May 18, 2019 | dailybusinessnews
James Comey has been embroiled in a very public feud with ex-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Now the former FBI director is adding the current AG into the mix. Business Insider reports that Barr appeared on Fox & Friends Friday morning and repeated his assertion that there may have been…
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Rosenstein Slams Comey, Comey Responds With 5 Words
May 14, 2019 | dailybusinessnews
President Trump has had a lot to say about his ex-FBI director and ex-deputy attorney general , but one thing he can’t say is that the two former DOJ higher-ups are friends. The latest round between James Comey and Rod Rosenstein took place Monday in Baltimore, where the latter was speaking…
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Rosenstein unloads on Comey, says he broke ‘bright lines that should never be crossed’
May 14, 2019 | dailybusinessnews
Rod Rosenstein unloaded on former FBI Director James Comey in remarks to the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) on Monday, slamming Comey’s turn as a “partisan pundit,” reiterating that he deserved to be fired, and faulting him for trampling “bright lines that should never be crossed.”
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Rod Rosenstein Resigns
April 30, 2019 | dailybusinessnews
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has submitted a letter of resignation to President Trump. It’s effective May 11, the AP reports. His departure ends a nearly two-year run defined by his appointment of a special counsel to investigate connections between the Trump campaign and Russia. The departure had been expected…
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Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein offers biting defense of Russia investigation, jabs Obama administration
April 26, 2019 | dailybusinessnews
Deputy AG Rosenstein offers staunch defense of Russia investigation
Rosenstein: Criticism of Barr’s Handling of Mueller Report ‘Bizarre’
April 13, 2019 | dailybusinessnews
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein pushed back Thursday against allegations that Attorney General William Barr had been biased in his handling of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's final report, calling such accusations "bizarre."“He’s being as forthcoming as he can,” Rosenstein told the Wall Street Journal. “And so this notion that he’s trying to mislead people, I think is just completely bizarre.”Barr, a Trump appointee, submitted a four-page summary of the nearly 400-page report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees last month, in which he stated that Mueller had found no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia but had left open the question of whether the president obstructed justice during the probe. (Rosenstein and Barr subsequently declined to file obstruction charges against Trump, saying nothing none of the president's actions had “corrupt intent.”)On Thursday, Rosenstein defended Barr's handling of the Mueller report from critics who have charged him with bias.“It would be one thing if you put out a letter and said, ‘I’m not going to give you the report,’” Rosenstein said. “What he said is, ‘Look, it’s going to take a while to process the report. In the meantime, people really want to know what’s in it. I’m going to give you the top-line conclusions.’ That’s all he was trying to do.”Barr said in congressional testimony Wednesday that he the believes the DOJ "spied" on the Trump campaign and he plans to open a DOJ investigation into the origins of the Russia probe. He also described the four types of redactions that the DOJ will make before releasing a version of the report to lawmakers: grand-jury information, information that would reveal intelligence sources and methods, information that affects the privacy of “peripheral players” not charged as a result of the investigation, and information that would compromise ongoing prosecutions.Rosenstein appointed Mueller as special counsel for the Russia probe in May 2017, after Trump fired former FBI director James Comey, who had directed the investigation to that point. The investigation fell to Rosenstein after then-attorney general Jeff Sessions recused himself from the probe.
Conservative host Mark Levin claims ‘silent coup’ warning justified by McCabe, Rosenstein reports
February 20, 2019 | dailybusinessnews
Levin, who hosts Fox News’ “Life, Liberty & Levin”, made the explosive claims as far back as March 2017, on his radio talk show.
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McCabe, Rosenstein must testify to explain claim that DOJ discussed removing Trump, GOP leaders say
February 15, 2019 | dailybusinessnews
The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee is demanding that former FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein testify before the panel, following McCabe’s explosive claims in an interview this week that senior members of the Department of Justice considered removing President Trump using the 25th Amendment.
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Rosenstein Targets ICOs, FEC May Permit Political Donations Through Crypto Mining
November 23, 2018 | dailybusinessnews
In recent regulatory news, the U.S. deputy attorney general has called for international cooperation on cryptocurrency regulation. Separately, the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) has prepared a draft advisory that could allow political donations in the form of mining power, while the Alabama Securities Commission has estimated that the state has brought forward 20 percent of all active cease-and-desist orders against crypto companies in the U.S.
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US Department of Justice Takes Aim at Crypto
While speaking at Interpol’s 87th General Assembly, Rod Rosenstein, the U.S. deputy attorney general, called for international cooperation on cryptocurrency regulation. Rosenstein implored regulators to “work together to make clear that the rule of law can reach the entire blockchain.” He also issued a call to prevent cryptocurrencies from being “abused by criminals, terrorist financiers or sanctions evaders.”
In addition, Rosenstein took specific aim at initial coin offerings. He stated that “fraudsters use the lure of coin offerings and the promise of new currencies to bilk unsuspecting investors, promote scams and engage in market manipulation.”
US FEC Paves Way for Campaign Donations via Mining
The U.S. Federal Election Commission has prepared a draft advisory that describes political campaign donations through cryptocurrency mining as “permissible.” The document is a response to a proposal submitted by Osianetwork LLC on Nov. 13 that questioned whether individuals would be permitted to support political committees by devoting computing power to the mining of virtual currencies.
The commission adds that such donations would “not fall within the volunteer internet activities exception, and would result in contributions from both the individuals and the Osianetwork to the participating political committees.” The FEC is scheduled to vote on the matter on Dec. 19, 2018.
US Litigator Notes Role of States in Regulating Crypto
Greg Bordenkircher, the chief litigator of the Alabama Securities Commission, has estimated that the state of Alabama accounts for “about 20 percent of all the active cease-and-desists” in the U.S. He stated that the commission has issued nine orders to shut down the operations of companies that have advertised fraudulent cryptocurrency products. He added that it is currently looking at another 20 to 22 companies that it may shut down.
Bordenkircher also emphasized the need for state regulators to take an active role in regulating the cryptocurrency sector. He said that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission do “a great job, but the states have really got the boots on the ground. There’s more of us than there are of them.”
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House committees to interview Rosenstein behind closed doors about ‘wire’ comment
October 19, 2018 | dailybusinessnews
The top lawmakers on the House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform Committees will interview Rosenstein Oct. 24.
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