Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand Resigns From Justice Department

The Justice Department's third-ranking official, Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand, is resigning her post for a job in the private sector.

Brand moved to depart after an unusually brief tenure in the post: just eight-and-a-half months.

She's expected to take a senior position at Wal-Mart.

Brand has been the focus of recent speculation since she could be abruptly elevated to take over management of the investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia..