Justice Watchdog Probes US Attorney Attending Jill Biden Event
View Source | November 7, 2022 10:32 pm
- The Justice Department’s inspector general has reportedly opened an investigation of U.S. Attorney Rachel Rollins, the top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts, after appearance at a political fundraiser featuring first lady Jill Biden
- An investigation by the department’s internal watchdog targeting one of the nation’s 93 U.S. attorneys is highly unusual, according to the Associated Press, which first reported the probe.
- The ethics concerns threaten to undermine Attorney General Merrick Garland’s efforts to restore the Justice Department’s reputation for political independence.
- Rollins was photographed in July arriving at a home in Andover, Massachusetts, where the DNC fundraiser with Jill Biden was held.
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