Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Rod RosensteinDOJ kept investigators from completing probe of Trump ties to Russia: report Five takeaways from final Senate Intel Russia report FBI officials hid copies of Russia probe documents fearing Trump interference: book MORE on Thursday defended "skilled" officials at the Department of Justice (DOJ), saying they are obligated to make decisions that “do not please all the people all the time.”

Politico reported that Rosenstein did not mention a recent attempt by conservative lawmakers to impeach him, or special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE’s investigation, during his remarks at the American Bar Association’s annual meeting in Chicago, but that he did received a minutelong standing ovation.

“President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE selected a superb team of skilled and principled lawyers to lead the Department of Justice and our U.S. Attorney’s Offices,” Rosenstein said at the meeting.

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“Our decisions do not please all the people all the time — in case you haven’t noticed,” he added to applause from the crowd, according to Politico.

Rosenstein said the officials' choices “always reflect the care, caution and wisdom required by the law.”

“That is what the president appointed us to do. It is what the Senate confirmed us to do. It is what the oath of office obligates us to do,” he said.

Conservative lawmakers led by House Freedom Caucus leaders Reps. Mark Meadows Mark Randall MeadowsAnxious Democrats amp up pressure for vote on COVID-19 aid Pelosi hopeful COVID-19 relief talks resume 'soon' The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - GOP closes ranks to fill SCOTUS vacancy by November MORE (R-N.C.) and Jim Jordan James (Jim) Daniel JordanHouse panel pulls Powell into partisan battles over pandemic Sunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election House passes resolution condemning anti-Asian discrimination relating to coronavirus MORE (R-Ohio), introduced articles of impeachment against Rosenstein last month.

Meadows backed off the effort one day later after pushback from GOP leaders, saying he will instead move to hold Rosenstein in contempt if the DOJ doesn't turn over requested documents to Congress.

Rosenstein, who is overseeing Mueller’s probe into Russia's election interference, has faced scrutiny from conservative lawmakers who allege some at the DOJ are biased against Trump.