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If confirmed in
the No. 2 spot at the Justice Department, Rosenstein would be in
charge of any investigation into Hillary Clinton, after Trump's
choice for attorney general, Senator Jeff Sessions, said during
his confirmation hearing on Tuesday that he would recuse himself
from any Clinton-related matters.
Clinton, the Democratic candidate who lost the presidential
election to Republican Trump, was the subject of a federal
investigation into her use of a private email server while
Secretary of State that ended without any charges being filed.
Rosenstein was appointed to his current post by Republican
President George W. Bush in 2005, and remained there during the
administration of Democratic President Barack Obama.
The Trump transition team did not immediately respond to a
request for comment.
(Reporting by Eric Walsh; Editing by Jonathan Oatis and Sandra
Maler)
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