He should have had the sense to tell them he would take the matter under consideration, informed the President and sought the counsel of wise men outside the orbit of DOJ and Washington, men like, well, Bill Barr. He had no conflict of interest and there was no need for him to recuse.
But he didn't and Rosenstein's coup was in motion with no adult supervision from day one.
Have the grace to pull out of the race and leave politics, Jeff.
Rosenstein worked for Trump. Looks like Trump was the weak one here.
That vile poster lies .
Rosenstein was Sessions nominee .
All nominations at the level go thru the President.