Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein expected to leave Justice in weeks

By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO
WASHINGTON  — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed special counsel Robert Mueller and remains his most visible Justice Department protector, is expected to leave his position soon after William Barr is confirmed as attorney general, a person familiar with the plans said Wednesday.
Barr, who served in the position in the early 1990s and is President Donald Trump’s pick to do the job again, has a confirmation hearing before the S