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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submits letter of resignation, effective May 11

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    svenkatesh
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    Doesn’t this mean he can’t be compelled to testify by congressional subpoena since he’s no longer an administration official?

    Doesn’t this mean he can’t be compelled to testify by congressional subpoena since he’s no longer an administration official?

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    1. Deimos
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      They've been defying other subpoenas lately and announcing intentions to ignore or fight more of them, so who knows what's truly "compelled" any more. If nothing else, I think the last few years...

      They've been defying other subpoenas lately and announcing intentions to ignore or fight more of them, so who knows what's truly "compelled" any more.

      If nothing else, I think the last few years have really demonstrated how much of the government has effectively been running on the honor system.

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