A group of 11 U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday introduced articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is overseeing the probe into Russian election meddling.
Conservative congressmen Mark Meadows of North Carolina and Jim Jordan of Ohio led the impeachment proceedings against Rosenstein, citing a series of charges including conflict of interest and non-compliance with congressional requests.
"It's time to find a new Deputy Attorney General who is serious about accountability and transparency," Meadows said in a statement.
"The DOJ (Department of Justice) is keeping information from Congress. Enough is enough. It's time to hold Mr. Rosenstein accountable for blocking Congress's constitutional oversight role," Jordan said in another statement.
The move, largely symbolic, is the latest attack President Donald Trump's allies in the Congress have launched against Rosenstein and the probe led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into Moscow's alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential race, which was won by Trump.
Democratic lawmakers lambasted the move as "a direct attack on the special counsel's investigation."
With the House of Representatives set to go into recess Thursday for its five-week summer holiday, it's unlikely the chamber would have the appetite for the impeachment process. A two-thirds majority needed at the Senate for the success of the motion is further out of reach.
