JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump plans to nominate Jeffrey Rosen as the next deputy U.S. attorney general, the White House said on Tuesday [2-19-19] night, the latest shuffle in the Justice Department at a time when it faces close scrutiny over its Russia investigation. Rosen, currently deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, would succeed Rod Rosenstein, who appointed a special counsel to investigate possible ties between Russia and President Donald Trump’s campaign. Rosenstein is expected to step down by mid-March, a Justice Department official said on Monday. Attorney General William Barr welcomed the choice of Rosen, saying in a statement that he had 35 years of experience at the highest levels of government and in the private sector…Rosen’s nomination must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. He previously served as general counsel in the Transportation Department and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) but does not have experience as a prosecutor or Justice Department official, which is unusual for a deputy attorney general candidate.”
–Steve Holland, Andy Sullivan, “Trump plans to nominate Jeffrey Rosen as Justice Dept. No. 2: senior official,” Reuters, February 19, 2019 6:28 pm