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Two scathing reports found the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney to have committed "among the most egregious transgressions" a federal watchdog ever investigated.

Warren and Markey should be held accountable for giving our state U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins, a call that has spectacularly flamed out and stands as one of the worst appointments Joe Biden has ever made.

U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins improperly attempted to influence the election to fill her former office by damaging the reputation of the candidate she opposed, failed to follow ethics guidance about attending a political fundraiser, and broke from official Department of Justice regulations on several other occasions, a pair of federal investigations concluded Wednesday. The

“5 endorsements. 4.5 of them White. No mercy. Finish him.”

As Republicans and right-wing news outlets try to paint the bureau as politically biased, powerful members of Congress have trained their sights on a little-known former F.B.I. agent.

Boston’s resigning US Attorney Rachael Rollins could face potential discipline by the Massachusetts bar authority even after the Justice Department opted against prosecuting her for allegedly falsely testifying under oath to its inspector general, according to legal ethicists.

Massachusetts’ worst US attorney in decades thought basic ethics — and the law — were beneath her.

After a pair of federal investigations censured Rollins for a host of ethical lapses, Republicans took a victory lap, blaming Democrats for backing her and describing her alleged violations as foreseeable.

Leaking non-public information to media outlets to influence an election and using her position to gain Celtics tickets were among the transgressions fo...

Investigators say Rollins committed an ‘extraordinary breach of public trust’ through ’repeated instances of misconduct and poor judgment.’