Benjamin Wittes, Lawfare, 6/16/17: "We know Rachel Brand is the next victim."
His crystal ball was working, sadly. She saw her days were numbered, so she took the easy way out.
Laurence Tribe said yesterday that if she'd stayed on, she might have ended up on the Supreme Court. But instead . . . she's paving the way for some Trump toady.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/16/donald-trump-justice-department-succession-plan-239652
“We know Rachel Brand is the next victim,” said Benjamin Wittes, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the editor-in-chief of Lawfare, referring to the former George W. Bush official who was recently confirmed as associate attorney general, the third-highest position in the Justice Department.
“For those of us who have high confidence in Rachel — the more confidence you have in someone in this role, the less long you think they’ll last,” said Wittes, who said he considers Brand a friend. “That does put a very high premium on the question of who is next.”
“We know Rachel Brand is the next victim,” said Benjamin Wittes, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the editor-in-chief of Lawfare, referring to the former George W. Bush official who was recently confirmed as associate attorney general, the third-highest position in the Justice Department.
“For those of us who have high confidence in Rachel — the more confidence you have in someone in this role, the less long you think they’ll last,” said Wittes, who said he considers Brand a friend. “That does put a very high premium on the question of who is next.”
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