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House Republicans move to impeach Rod Rosenstein

North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows tweeted that he and his colleagues 'have had enough' and want to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
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U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announces the indictment of 13 Russian nationals and 3 Russian organizations for meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election February 16, 2018 at the Justice Department in Washington, DC.

Washington — Eleven House Republicans have introduced articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference and President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.

House Republicans have criticized Rosenstein for not being responsive enough as they have requested documents related to the Russia investigation as well as a closed investigation into Democrat Hillary Clinton's emails.

It's unclear if there will be an immediate vote. The articles were introduced by North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows and Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, frequent critics of the Justice Department.

House Speaker Paul Ryan has not signed on to the effort.

Meadows, chairman of the Freedom Caucus, tweeted that the Department of Justice has continued to hide information from Congress and repeatedly obstructed oversight.

"We have had enough," Meadows' tweet read.

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