Senate Judiciary to vote next month on Trump pick to succeed Rosenstein
The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote early next month on President Trump’s nominee to succeed outgoing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Committee chairman Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) office announced Monday that Transportation official Jeffrey Rosen’s nomination to be No. 2 at the department will appear on the panel’s agenda on Thursday.
But a committee vote on Rosen likely won’t take place until next week, on Thursday, May 11. Under committee rules, any nomination can be delayed a week and nominations are routinely held over.
The Senate action comes after Rosenstein notified Trump on Monday that he will leave the Justice Department in two weeks, capping roughly two years in the Trump administration.
Rosen, who was formally nominated in March, currently serves as deputy secretary of Transportation. He also previously worked in the George W. Bush administration and practiced law at the Kirkland & Ellis law firm.
Democrats raised concerns over Rosen’s ascension to the deputy attorney general spot during his confirmation hearing, with questions about his qualifications and his potential role in overseeing probes spawning out of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
But Republicans have a 12-10 majority on the panel, meaning he could be easily confirmed without Democratic support. Rosen would also need only a simple majority to ultimately be confirmed by the full Senate, where Republicans hold 53 seats.
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