The person next in line to oversee the Mueller investigation suddenly stepped down

[bathroommonkey76]

Rachel Brand, the third in line at the US Justice Department, suddenly stepped down, The New York Times reported on Friday.

Brand, who joined the department in May 2017 as associate attorney general, will take a new position in the private sector.

As associate attorney general, Brand would have been next to oversee special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 US election, in the absence of deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein. Jeff Sessions, who sits at the top of the department, previously recused himself from the probe.

Sessions earlier this month praised Brand for her service, thanking her for what he called her "strong leadership."

"Rod and Rachel are Harvard graduates, they are experienced lawyers. Rod's had 27 years in the department, Rachel's had a number of years in the department previously, so they both represent the kind of quality and leadership we want in the department," Sessions said.

http://www.businessinsider.com/rachel-brand-resigns-justice-department-russia-investigation-2018-2

[rzemanfl]

1. Uh-oh. n/t

[drray23]

2. hmm.. I wonder if she got a heads up Rosenstein might be fired and that she would be it...

Maybe she did not want to have to be in the position to do Trump's dirty work.

[HipChick]

3. Betcha Trump reached and touched her..

Prob started asking for loyalty oath..

[pnwmom]

6. It certainly could be something like that. And if he asked her for a loyalty oath

then she might have to testify against him in an obstruction case.

[unitedwethrive]

4. This is a hard one. Either shes on the side of justice, and would be inclined to stay in order to

see that the truth is uncovered, or she’s a Tump loyalist and would stay to make sure that the investigation goes his way.

Even if she’s being pressured to side with Trump over country, you’d think that would make her dig in her heels.

[pnwmom]

5. Or maybe she's getting ready to testify against Trump.

You never know.

[Loki Liesmith]

7. She got a super high-up job at Walmart

It’s a money move