The allegations against Rollins are particularly striking because Attorney General Merrick Garland has said that one of his top priorities was to ensure prosecutors would be politically independent. attorney amid stiff opposition from Republicans, who slammed her progressive policies as district attorney as radical and dangerous. senators and twice needed Vice President Kamala Harris to break a tie in the Senate to win confirmation as U.S. She was vigorously supported by Massachusetts’ U.S. She was elected district attorney for Suffolk County, which includes Boston, in 2018 on a promise to decline prosecution for certain low-level crimes, drawing the ire of police and business groups. Rollins was the first woman of color to be elected a district attorney in Massachusetts and the first Black woman to serve as the state’s U.S.
Jack Teixeira is charged with leaking highly classified military documents.Īmong those who attended Teixeira’s court hearing Friday was Rollins’ former deputy Josh Levy, who will now lead the office as acting U.S. Less than two hours before her resignation, a judge ordered a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to remain behind bars while he awaits trial in one of the most high-profile cases the Massachusetts U.S.
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