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Article snippet: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Wednesday that he has no cause to remove Robert Mueller from the Russia investigation, even as Republicans stepped up charges of “extreme” political bias on the special counsel’s team. “Based upon his reputation, his service, his patriotism and his experience with the department and the FBI, I believe he was an ideal choice for this task,” Rosenstein told lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee. Rosenstein was the second official hauled before Congress in the past week forced to defend the integrity of officials at the Justice Department and the FBI. The questioning comes amid revelations that FBI employees exchanged text messages critical of MORE before the presidential election. ADVERTISEMENT On Tuesday evening the Justice Department gave lawmakers hundreds of text messages between FBI agent Peter Strzok, who has been removed from the special counsel investigation, and FBI lawyer Lisa Page that show the pair referring to Trump as an “idiot” and a “loathsome human.” The messages were uncovered by a Justice Department inspector-general investigation into conduct by the department and the FBI before the 2016 election. “We are now beginning to understand the magnitude of this insider bias on Mr. Mueller’s team,” said committee Chairman on Wednesday. “These text messages prove what we all suspected — high-ranking FBI officials involved in the Clinton investigation were personally invested in the outcome of the election... Link to the full article to read more