Conservatives
in the House of Representatives filed articles
of impeachment Wednesday against Deputy Attorney General Rod
Rosenstein.
Reps.
Mark Meadows, R-N.C., and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, allege in the filing that
Rosenstein has failed to respond to congressional demands for documents, and
Meadows tweeted: "We have had enough."
Conservatives
in the House of Representatives filed articles
of impeachment Wednesday against Deputy Attorney General Rod
Rosenstein.
Reps.
Mark Meadows, R-N.C., and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, allege in the filing that
Rosenstein has failed to respond to congressional demands for documents, and
Meadows tweeted: "We have had enough."
"Really
for nine months, we have asked for documents," Meadows told
Laura Ingraham on Fox News Wednesday night. "That's all we
want, are the documents. What we have found is not only have
subpoenas been ignored, but information has been hidden. Efforts have
been stonewalled. I guess for us it's all about transparency so the
American people can judge for themselves. So they may be able to
ignore congress, but they can't ignore the American people."
"We
have caught the Department of Justice hiding information, redacting
information they shouldn't have," added Jordan. "We know that
Rod Rosenstein threatened house committee intelligence staffers when they
were trying to do their job, our job of doing the constitutional job
we are supposed to do.
"We
are tired of the justice department giving us the finger and not
giving us the information we are entitled to do to do our
constitutional duty of the American people are sick of it."
The
articles include a series of allegations against Rosenstein, including
that Rosenstein has a conflict of interest in Mueller's probe because he is a
"witness" that could be called in the ongoing investigation into
potential abuse.
"As
such, his conduct in authorizing the FISA surveillance at issue in the joint
congressional investigation makes him a fact witness central to the ongoing
investigation of potential FISA abuse," read the articles of impeachment
according to the Hill.
"Deputy
Attorney General Rosenstein's failure to recuse himself in light of this
inherent conflict of interest and failure to recommend the appointment of a
second special counsel constitute dereliction of duty. Wherefore, Rod
Rosenstein, by such conduct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from
office."
They also
allege Rosenstien has "repeatedly failed to produce documents"
requested by the House Judiciary Committee and House Oversight and Government
Reform Committee that are investigating FBI and DOJ decision-making during the
2016 presidential election, The Hill reported.
Rosenstein,
they allege, has also "attempted to conceal certain facts" by
overly redacting documents they requested.
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