--- title: GOP Lawmakers Move to Impeach Rod Rosenstein description: GOP lawmakers filed articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is overseeing Robert Mueller's investigation canonical: https://time.com/5349251/rod-rosenstein-gop-articles-of-impeachment/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-07-26T00:22:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T18:32:45.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: GOP Lawmakers File Articles of Impeachment Against Rod Rosenstein og:description: Rosenstein is in charge of overseeing Robert Mueller's Russia investigation og:url: https://time.com/5349251/rod-rosenstein-gop-articles-of-impeachment/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt679743f4c9124381/69893653cf40a8f444c4cd43/gettyimages-997831896.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Announces Indictment Of 12 Russian Military Officers For DNC Hacking og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: GOP Lawmakers File Articles of Impeachment Against Rod Rosenstein twitter:description: Rosenstein is in charge of overseeing Robert Mueller's Russia investigation twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt679743f4c9124381/69893653cf40a8f444c4cd43/gettyimages-997831896.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 01:33 video:published: 2018-07-26 section: politics topics: impeachment, Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General, Special Counsel's Office, grand jury indictment, Russian military officers, Congress, legal challenges genre: news report, political news tones: serious, formal, factual, supportive emotions: concern (medium), confidence (medium), tension (low) sentiment: neutral audience: political news followers, general news viewers, legal observers, policy watchers people: Rod Rosenstein, Robert Mueller organizations: Special Counsel's Office, Congress, Republican lawmakers, Russian military content_suitability: politics [00:00-01:33]; crime [00:30-01:00] transcript_source: automatic transcription transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # GOP Lawmakers File Articles of Impeachment Against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein > Sponsored content. 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Republican lawmakers on Wednesday filed articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is overseeing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary The video covers the filing of articles of impeachment by Republican lawmakers against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees the Special Counsel's investigation into Russian election interference. It includes an announcement of an indictment by a grand jury in the District of Columbia charging 12 Russian military officers. A speaker also states opposition to impeaching Rosenstein and expresses confidence in him. The transcript is fragmentary, with some portions unclear. ## Key points - A grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment presented by the Special Counsel's Office. (00:30) - The indictment charges 12 Russian military officers by name. (00:30) - A speaker says they do not support the impeachment of Rod Rosenstein. (01:14) - The speaker describes Rosenstein as their deputy and as highly capable. (01:18) - The speaker says they have the highest confidence in Rosenstein. (01:18) - The speaker wants Congress to focus on some of the legal challenges that are out there. (01:24) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 01:14] Special Counsel indictment of Russian officers. A grand jury indictment presented by the Special Counsel's Office is announced, charging 12 Russian military officers. - [01:14 to 01:33] Response on impeaching Rosenstein. A speaker says they do not support impeachment, expresses confidence in Rosenstein, and urges Congress to focus on legal challenges. ## Key quotes - [00:30] Unnamed speaker: "Today a grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment presented by the Special Counsel's Office." - [00:30] Unnamed speaker: "The indictment charges 12 Russian military officers by name" - [01:14] Unnamed speaker: "Do I support impeachment of Rod Rosenstein? No, I do not." - [01:18] Unnamed speaker: "My deputy, Rod Rosenstein, is highly capable. I have the highest confidence in him." - [01:24] Unnamed speaker: "What I would like Congress to do is to focus on some of the legal challenges that are out there." ## Questions this video answers - Who was charged in the indictment presented by the Special Counsel's Office? [00:30] - Which body returned the indictment announced in the video? [00:30] - Does the speaker support impeaching Rod Rosenstein? [01:14] - How does the speaker describe Rod Rosenstein? [01:18] - What does the speaker want Congress to focus on? [01:24] ## Content suitability - politics [00:00-01:33]: Covers impeachment articles against a Justice Department official and a related investigation into Russian election meddling. - crime [00:30-01:00]: Announces a grand jury indictment charging 12 Russian military officers.  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Updated: Dec 12, 2023 6:32 PM UTCPublished: Jul 26, 2018 12:22 AM UTC Republican lawmakers on Wednesday filed articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is overseeing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Updated: Dec 12, 2023 6:32 PM UTCPublished: Jul 26, 2018 12:22 AM UTC Republican lawmakers on Wednesday filed articles of impeachment against [Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein](http://time.com/5274395/rod-rosenstein-commencement-address/), who is overseeing [Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation](http://time.com/5268114/robert-mueller-donald-trump-midterm-elections-protocol/) into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The articles were filed by North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows and Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, leaders of the House Freedom Caucus and supporters of President Trump. The two GOP lawmakers [had been threatening](http://time.com/5260719/rod-rosenstein-articles-of-impeachment/) to take action toward impeaching Rosenstein in recent months, accusing him of withholding documents and ignoring requests from Congress. “The DOJ has continued to hide information from Congress and repeatedly obstructed oversight — even defying multiple Congressional subpoenas. We have had enough,” Meadows said in a [tweet](https://twitter.com/RepMarkMeadows/status/1022255468461391872) Wednesday night. The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday. But Rosenstein has defended himself against such criticism in the past. “I am not keeping any information from Congress,” [Rosenstein said last month](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rod-rosenstein-defends-personal-attacks-gops-jim-jordan/story?id=56216504) while being questioned by Jordan during a heated House hearing. “I certainly hope your colleagues aren’t under that impression. That is not accurate, sir.” Wednesday’s resolution represents an escalation of attacks on the Justice Department. But it does not force an immediate vote on impeachment because it is not a “privileged” motion, [NBC News reported](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-republicans-file-impeachment-resolution-against-deputy-ag-rod-rosenstein-n894691), citing a spokesperson for Meadows. A vote would likely prove to be divisive, as many Republican lawmakers have not supported calls for Rosenstein’s impeachment. > [](https://twitter.com/RepMarkMeadows/status/1022255468461391872) Nearly two weeks ago, Rosenstein [announced](http://time.com/5338451/rod-rosenstein-russian-indictment-transcript/) the [indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers](http://time.com/5338172/rod-rosenstein-russian-hacking-charges/), who were charged with hacking the Democratic National Committee, Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and state election systems. “When we confront foreign interference in American elections, it is important for us to avoid thinking politically as Republicans or Democrats and instead to think patriotically as Americans,” Rosenstein said at the time. “Our response must not depend on which side was victimized.” ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] Today a [00:38] grand Jury district of Colombia returned an indictment [00:42] presented by the special counsel's office. The indictment [00:45] charges 12 Russian military officers by name. 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