Nominee to be No. 2 at Justice Department says he sees no reason to recuse himself from Russia probe

WASHINGTON — Rod Rosenstein, the nominee to be the second-in-command at the Justice Department, testified Tuesday that he was “not aware” of any reason he would be prohibited from overseeing investigations into Russia’s meddling in the U.S. presidential campaign. The 51-year-old federal prosecutor told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he may have met with Russian lawyers…