One person told the AP that Rollins was only given permission to meet Jill Biden outside the home. Rollins said in a tweet she “had approval” to meet the first lady and left the event early. The inspector general generally investigates allegations of fraud, abuse or violations of other policies. Last July, Rollins was photographed arriving at a home in Andover, Massachusetts, where the fundraiser with Jill Biden was held. Sources said the investigation expanded into other areas, including use of a personal cellphone to conduct justice department business and a trip to California paid for by an outside group. The Associated Press was the first to report in November that the inspector general had opened an investigation over Rollins’s appearance last year at a Democratic fundraiser featuring the first lady, Jill Biden. The vice-president, Kamala Harris, twice had to cast a tie-breaking vote for her nomination to move forward. She was praised by progressives before she was elevated to the US attorney job despite stiff Republican opposition. Rollins was sworn in as Massachusetts’s top federal law enforcement officer in January 2022, after being district attorney for Boston and surrounding communities. The resignation of a US attorney amid ethics concerns is an exceedingly rare phenomenon and is especially notable for a department that under the US attorney general, Merrick Garland, has sought to restore a sense of normalcy after the turbulent Trump administration. The work of the office and the Department of Justice is far too important to be overshadowed by anything else.” “She is optimistic that the important work she started will continue but understands that her presence has become a distraction. “Rachael has been profoundly honored to serve as US attorney over the past 16 months and is incredibly proud of all her office has accomplished during that limited time, especially in the areas of gun violence and civil rights,” her attorney, Michael Bromwich, a former justice department inspector general, said in a statement. The federal watchdog has yet to release its report but an attorney for Rollins said she would submit a letter of resignation to Joe Biden by close of business on Friday.
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