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One possible replacement plan

Earlier this year, Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand was seen as Rosenstein's likely replacement by the order of succession laid out in a Department of Justice memo, but she left the Justice Department in February to join Walmart.

Who is Noel Francisco?

Francisco clerked for late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and served in the Office of Counsel to the President from 2001 to 2003 during the George W. Bush administration.

How Trump could pick someone else

There is also another path for Trump to have a hand in picking a possible replacement for Rosenstein.

Why did Rosenstein oversee the Mueller investigation?

Rosenstein has been overseeing the probe because Sessions, who had worked on the Trump campaign, recused himself. If Trump fired Rosenstein or he quit or recused himself, Brand would have taken his place, according to the Justice Department line of succession. Following the release last week of House Intelligence Committee memo alleging misconduct ...

Who is the attorney general that stepped down?

Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand participate in a summit to discuss efforts to combat human trafficking, at the Justice Department, on February 2. Brand is reportedly stepping down. Mark Wilson/Getty

Is Rachel Brand leaving the Justice Department?

Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand, whom President Donald Trump appointed to the position, is leaving in the coming weeks to go to the private sector, the Justice Department announced Friday. The New York Times first reported the news prior to the official announcement.