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Rosenstein, a registered Republican, confronted by Republicans alleging FBI bias in Russia probe

WASHINGTON - After months of Republican attacks, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appeared to run out of patience Thursday.

His anger barely masked by a rigid smile, the Justice Department official who supervises special counsel Robert S. Mueller III repeatedly swatted back accusations that he has withheld from Congress relevant records about the Russia investigation.

"I'm not trying to hide anything," Rosenstein said during a contentious, five-hour House Judiciary Committee hearing.

His testimony was marked by sharp exchanges with Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who has suggested that Rosenstein could be held in contempt of Congress or removed from his post.

"Your use of this to attack me personally is

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