information should not have been redacted in an April 16, 2018, letter to Representatives Meadows and Jordan. Wherefore, Rod Rosenstein, by such conduct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office. Article IV On May 17, 2017, Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein appointed Robert S. Mueller III as the Special Counsel to investigate possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. In May 2017, Mr. Rosenstein authored the initial memo articulating the scope of the Special Counsel investigation’s jurisdiction. On August 2, 2017, Mr. Rosenstein drafted a memo articulating the scope of the Special Counsel investigation which began by noting the following allegations were within the scope of the investigation at the time of your appointment and are within the scope of the order , with nearly everything following the mention of those initial allegations redacted. Mr. Rosenstein’s memo is a classified document and almost completely redacted, raising concerns the appointment of Robert S. Mueller III as Special Counsel began outside the scope of regulations for Special Counsel investigations by originating on a counterintelligence, rather than criminal, basis. Mr. Rosenstein’s memo also raises concerns given Special Counsel investigations are not warranted by the existence of mere allegations, and require there be facts evident warranting a criminal investigation of a person or matter . Mr. Rosenstein’s memo raises fundamental concerns related to the Government’s basis for alleging collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, and whether these allegations resulted in potential crimes warranting investigation. Despite the significant public interest in the matter and the constitutional authority of Congress to conduct oversight of the Department of Justice, Mr. Rosenstein has repeatedly failed to provide a less-redacted version of this scope memo, even in a classified setting. Wherefore, Rod Rosenstein, by such conduct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office. Article V In his capacity as