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President Trump has delayed his meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, which was scheduled after Rosenstein had offered his resignation to Chief of Staff John Kelly on Monday.

The White House said they did not want the meeting to interfere with Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh's hearing.

Trump delays Rosenstein meeting

The White House did not want it to interfere with Kavanuagh's hearing.

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President Trump has delayed his meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, which was scheduled after Rosenstein had <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="offered his resignation" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/rod-rosenstein-resign-justice-department-trump-cf761f4c-fca3-4794-92d4-a56c9e32ff43.html" data-vars-content-id="17c5fa24-a00f-40d8-a5e0-a707b970aa14" data-vars-headline="Trump delays Rosenstein meeting" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/rod-rosenstein-resign-justice-department-trump-cf761f4c-fca3-4794-92d4-a56c9e32ff43.html" target="_self">offered his resignation</a> to Chief of Staff John Kelly on Monday.The White House said they did not want the meeting to interfere with Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh&#x27;s hearing.

President Biden has made the COVID-19 crisis and a post-Trump return to national unity and traditional democratic ideals his top priorities. From vaccinations to stimulus to schools, Biden is seeking bipartisan compromise while showing a willingness to use executive authority and bare Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate to implement his policies. Republican leaders are navigating deep party divisions over if and how to move beyond former President Trump.

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