Why did Walmart Hire Rachel Brand Now Knowing it could stop Mueller, Trump, Russia Wins?

Rachel Brand, DOJ's No. 3, Leaves for Walmart Top Legal Post



Brand has served as the associate attorney general since May 2017, reporting to the deputy, Rod Rosenstein, and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The New York Times first reported the news of Brand’s departure.

“The men and women of the Department of Justice impress me every day,” Brand said in a statement. “I am proud of what we have been able to accomplish over my time here. I want to thank Attorney General Sessions for his leadership over this Department. I’ve seen firsthand his commitment to the rule of law and to keeping the American people safe.”

Brand would become a top legal officer at Walmart, a move that follows the Jan. 31 retirement of Jeffrey Gearhart. In 2012, Gearhart was promoted to head of global governance. Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, had been searching internally and externally for Gearhart’s successor.

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