Prof. Rozenshtein Quoted in Financial Times About President Trump Potentially Firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein

Professor Alan Rozenshtein was quoted in a Financial Times article (subscription required) about reports that President Trump is considering firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein because of Rosenstein’s support of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference into the 2016 election. Professor Rozenshtein explained why it might make sense for Trump to fire Rosenstein but not Mueller: “There is a certain logic for Trump to fire Rosenstein but not fire Mueller on the theory that acting gradually to hamstring the investigation is going to be politically much less problematic than acting really abruptly.” In addition, firing Rosenstein could allow Trump to replace Rosenstein with “a less independent, more pliant” official who would oversee the special-counsel investigation.