fired. hence, she s crucial. evan perez outfront. evan, we know the president has had criticism of rod rosenstein happened link of the russia investigation. asking whether rod rosenstein was on my team. people have said well if rod rosenstein goes away, brand would take over. so her departing is a big deal, isn t it? it is a big deal. as you mention t erin, she would be next in line if, as you mention, the president does go through with the decision to fire rod rosenstein or force him to resign. rachel brand is actually leaving for a top legal job at walmart. and we are told by people close to her this is a job that pays in the millions of dollars. and she considered essentially a once in a lifetime opportunity. but, look, there is no secret that there is a lot of dysfunction going on in this administration. there is a lot of positions under rachel brand. she s number three official, associate attorney general. a lot of jobs underneath her that are not filled with
all right. thank you very much, evan. it s a significant development. let s go outfront to congressman. thanks for your time. this news breaking tonight. are you worried about rachel brand s resignation and what it could mean for robert mueller russian investigation? good evening from phoenix, arizona. this news is concerning. she does have a very good reputation at the justice department. we want as much structure in place around this investigation. and i hope that she would be willing to talk if there was anything she had seen that was concerning, as far as pressure being placed on the department by the president or jeff sessions. but the best thing we can do in congress is putting in place the bipartisan legislation that would require a judicial oversight of any potential firing of his investigation.