Barr names acting deputy attorney general in wake of Rosenstein departure

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Attorney General Bill Barr on Friday said he named Ed O’Callaghan to temporarily serve as acting deputy attorney general in the wake of Rod Rosenstein’s departure from the Justice Department.

O'Callaghan, who served as Rosenstein’s principal deputy, will be the second in command at the Justice Department until the Senate confirms a new deputy. Jeffrey Rosen has been nominated, but not yet confirmed, for deputy attorney general.

“Ed is a top-notch attorney whose intellect, competence, judgment, and experience are evident in every task he takes on,” Barr said in a statement. “That is why I have asked him to serve as the Acting Deputy Attorney General until the Senate confirms Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein's successor, Jeffrey Rosen. I am confident that Ed will be an excellent Acting Deputy Attorney General during this interim period."

Rosenstein, who frequently found himself in the political crosshairs due to his role in the special counsel's Russia probe and whose departure has long been expected, submitted his resignation last month to President Trump, effective May 11.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/barr-names-acting-deputy-attorney-general-in-wake-of-rosenstein-departure/ar-AABceTc?li=BBnb7Kz

[underpants]

1. For some reason I don't trust Barr's summary of his qualifications

But that might just be me.

[old guy]

2. Huh, wasn't Don Jr. available?

[dewsgirl]

3. I bet it's the guy that guy that stood up there behind Barr, with

the petrified Rosenstein.
Update: It is, I wonder if that was planned?

[hlthe2b]

4. Yup... it was... This guy:

[dewsgirl]

5. I remember one of the comedy shows talking about his

magnificent beard game.lol

[DURHAM D]

6. Does he belong to The Federalist Society/Opus Dei? nt

[pdxflyboy]

7. Probably both.

n/t

[struggle4progress]

8. McCain lawyer tries to shut down Palin ethics probe

BY MICHAEL ISIKOFF
9/15/08 AT 8:00 PM EDT

... O'Callaghan emerged publicly for the first time this week when he told reporters at a McCain campaign press conference, in Anchorage, that Palin is "unlikely to cooperate" with an Alaskan legislative inquiry into Monegan's firing because it had been "tainted" by politics. That new stand appeared to directly contradict a previous vow, expressed by her official gubernatorial spokesman on July 28, that Palin "will fully cooperate" with an investigation into the matter.

But O'Callaghan (who resigned from the U.S. attorney's office at the end of July to join the McCain campaign) is doing more than just public relations when it comes to "troopergate." He told NEWSWEEK that he and another McCain campaign lawyer (whom he declined to identify) are serving as legal "consultants" to Thomas Van Flein, the Anchorage lawyer who at state expense is representing Palin and her office in the inquiry. "We are advising Thomas Van Flein on this matter to the extent that it impacts on the national campaign," he said. "I'm helping out on legal strategy." A McCain spokesman said Wednesday that, while Van Flein was originally hired last month by the Alaska Department of Law to represent Palin and her office, that arrangement has been changed over the past week and he is now being paid only by Palin and her husband — not state funds. He has not billed the state for his work, the spokesman said.

The investigation revolves around allegations that Palin fired Monegan, the state's top cop, because he rebuffed intense pressure from the governor and her aides to dismiss Mike Wooten, a state trooper involved in a messy custody battle with Palin's sister. Critics, including Monegan himself, have accused Palin of being obsessed over the Wooten matter—sending him repeated e-mails about it—in an attempt to use her public office to settle a private score.

... ever since last month, when he landed in Alaska as part of a McCain "rapid response" team dispatched from campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va., O'Callaghan has been helping to direct a hardball legal strategy aimed at thwarting inquiries into the Alaska governor on all fronts ...

https://www.newsweek.com/mccain-lawyer-tries-shut-down-palin-ethics-probe-88655

[moondust]

9. Here he is

getting briefed.