Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is finally headed for the door.
After months of hinting that he would be leaving the Justice Department, Rosenstein officially submitted his resignation letter to President Trump on Monday. He wrote that he'll depart May 11, and delivered a brief history lesson on the rule of law along the way.
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