That Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the Senate: Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives of the United States of America in the name of itself and all of the people of the United States of America, against Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General of the United States, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors. Article I On March 2, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from any matter potentially relating to the 2016 campaign. Upon the Attorney General’s recusal, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein assumed responsibility to oversee the Department’s response to the congressional investigations of the Department of Justice and FBI. On July 27, 2017, House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte and 19 Members of Congress requested a second Special Counsel to conduct a comprehensive investigation into matters related to the 2016 Presidential campaign that appear to be outside the scope of Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation. On September 26, 2017, House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte and 13 Members of Congress sent a letter repeating the call for a second Special Counsel. On March 6, 2018, Chairman Goodlatte and Chairman Gowdy called for the appointment of a second Special Counsel to investigate these matters due to the actual or potential conflicts of interests related to certain prosecutorial and investigative decisions made and not made by the Department of Justice in 2016 and 2017. On March 29, 2018, Attorney General Sessions wrote in a letter to Chairman Chuck Grassley, Chairman Bob Goodlatte, and Chairman Trey Gowdy that he would not appoint a second Special Counsel to investigate these matters despite the apparent and actual conflicts of interests of current and former Department of Justice and FBI employees. On May 22, 2018, Rep. Lee Zeldin, along with 31 Members of Congress,