I don’t think it was Trump that had to be “persuaded”!
Well, Rosenstein’s ability to evade accountability is remarkable, if not astonishing. I think you would agree with that.
There’s an old saying: Those who can smile in the face of adversity have found someone else to pin the blame on.
I don’t know what RR has but its obviously been enough to keep him on the government payroll. He may yet pay a price but so far he’s managed to dodge the bullet. Its natural to wonder why and what his ace in the hole is?