'Holy crap': Rachel Brand, No. 3 at DOJ, to resign; Updated

Greg P. | 5:54 PM on February 09, 2018

So much for a slow news Friday night:

https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/962081251850178562

According to sources, Brand will take a job in corporate America:

CNN can confirm the No. 3 official at Justice Dept. Rachel Brand is leaving — per a friend, she wasn’t looking to leave but offered the type of job you “don’t turn down."

— Laura Jarrett (@LauraAJarrett) February 9, 2018

**BREAKING**
Fox News can confirm Rachel Brand is stepping down as Associate Attorney General, the number 3 position at the DOJ. A friend of Brand’s says Rachel was, “not looking to leave,” but was approached by a Fortune 500 company with a “dream job.” #FoxNews

— Jake Gibson (@JakeBGibson) February 9, 2018

Brand is important as she — or whomever replaces her — would have been in charge of the Mueller investigation if President Trump had fired Rob Rosenstein:

https://twitter.com/AaronBlake/status/962083945050451968

Reaction from libs is mixed … even in the same tweet:

Rachel Brand leaving @TheJusticeDept may not be a big deal. Or it could be a monumentally big deal depending on who replaces her and whether @realDonaldTrump ever fires Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein. https://t.co/eBCZYTQS4g

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) February 9, 2018

The White House — and this admin — are in a state of crisis. Rachel Brand, #3 at DOJ, is leaving, per somebody close to her & admin, "because she is very smart, accomplished, and talented, and wants to protect her career." She is going to Walmart, this source says.

— Eliana Johnson (@elianayjohnson) February 9, 2018