Rachael Rollins Resigns as Massachusetts US Attorney Amid Ethics Probes and Political Fallout

Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins has formally resigned after two federal watchdog agencies found she sought to use her position to influence a local election and lied to investigators. Rollins was praised by powerful Democrats and seen as a rising progressive star when she was nominated for the post in 2021. However, the Justice Department's inspector general had opened an ethics investigation into Rollins after she was photographed last July at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser featuring first lady Jill Biden. The probe quickly expanded to explore other issues, including her use of her personal cellphone for Justice Department business.