(THREAD) Here's EVERYTHING you need to know about Rachel Brandthe Acting AG on the Russia case whe

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Seth Abramson?Verified account @SethAbramson

(THREAD) Here's EVERYTHING you need to know about Rachel Brand—the Acting AG on the Russia case when Rod Rosenstein finally recuses himself.

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Seth Abramson?Verified account @SethAbramson 8m8 minutes ago


(1) As soon as we discovered Mueller was investigating Trump for Obstruction of Justice, we *knew* Rosenstein would have to recuse himself.
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Seth Abramson?Verified account @SethAbramson 7m7 minutes ago

(2) Rosenstein is—with Sessions and Comey—one of three indispensable witnesses in the Obstruction case on Trump, so he *can't* prosecute it.
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Seth Abramson?Verified account @SethAbramson 5m5 minutes ago

(3) This claim—made by scores of attorneys (me and many many others) as soon as news of the Obstruction case broke—has now been *confirmed*.
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Seth Abramson?Verified account @SethAbramson 4m4 minutes ago

(4) Yesterday Sen. Blumenthal (Senate Judiciary Committee) said that Rosenstein would recuse; today ABC reports Rosenstein is saying so too.
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Seth Abramson?Verified account @SethAbramson 3m3 minutes ago

(5) That means Rachel Brand—the #3 attorney at the DOJ—will shortly become the Acting AG with respect to *all* matters in the Russia probe.
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Seth Abramson?Verified account @SethAbramson 3m3 minutes ago

(6) Brand is a well-educated and very experienced attorney—but her role at the head of the Russia probe will *immediately* be controversial.
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Seth Abramson?Verified account @SethAbramson 2m2 minutes ago

(7) First, we should note that while nearly *every* Democrat voted for Rosenstein's confirmation, not a *single one* voted for Rachel Brand.
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Seth Abramson?Verified account @SethAbramson 1m1 minute ago

(8) That's partly because of her ultra-conservative reputation—conservatives call her (as a compliment) the "Federalist Society Prom Queen."
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Seth Abramson?Verified account @SethAbramson 6m6 minutes ago

(9) As a former litigator at the Chamber of Commerce, she also has a long history of defending the powerful when they seek to harm the weak.
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Seth Abramson?Verified account @SethAbramson 5m5 minutes ago

(10) But neither her past litigation practice *nor* her political temperament will form the basis for demands that she, too, recuse herself.
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Seth Abramson?Verified account @SethAbramson 4m4 minutes ago

(11) In fact, there's a very real chance that both Democrats *and* the White House will want to see her recused—for *very* esoteric reasons.
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Seth Abramson?Verified account @SethAbramson 3m3 minutes ago

(12) Dems will be concerned about *two* items in particular: Brand's friendship with ultra-conservative Ted Cruz and liberal Jamie Gorelick.
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Seth Abramson?Verified account @SethAbramson 22s22 seconds ago

(13) Brand is a *longtime* friend of the Cruz family. Cruz (Senate Judiciary Committee) noted his friendship with Brand at her confirmation.

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