By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The number three position at the Justice Department remains vacant, and for good reason, writes New York Magazine: The Trump administration can’t seem to fill it, probably because the president has made it clear there’s a good risk of becoming the next target of his ire. As President Trump continues to denigrate Attorney…
Fearing she would be tapped to oversee the special counsel investigation of Donald Trump and Russia, the Justice Department’s third in command decided to step down and avoid the president’s escalating attacks on the DOJ and other federal law enforcement agencies.
Rachel L. Brand, the third in command at the Justice Department and the first woman to serve as associate attorney general, plans to step down after nine months on the job as President Trump and his allies escalate their criticism of the nation’s top law enforcement agencies.
