Twitter Couldn’t Help But Notice Rosenstein’s Deadpan Expression

US Attorney General William Barr speaks about the release of the redacted version of the Mueller report as US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (R) listens at the Department of Justice April 18, 2019 in Washingt... US Attorney General William Barr speaks about the release of the redacted version of the Mueller report as US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (R) listens at the Department of Justice April 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. - Members of Congress are expected to receive copies of the report later this morning with the report being released publicly soon after. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein looked uncomfortable from the start at Attorney General Bill Barr’s press conference, holding his arms slightly out from his sides and staring down the barrel of the camera with a deadpan expression.

People on Twitter noticed.

Rosenstein’s unnamed counterpart (Edward O’Callaghan, acting principal associate deputy attorney general) looked a trifle more animated, though it may have just been the inherent flair of the magenta tie-luscious facial hair combo.

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