I wonder if she was completely disgusted to see Rosenstein still in office after it was revealed that he had signed one of those FISA warrant applications on Carter Page.
True, but she also may have no appetite for replacing Rosenstein and dealing with the mess.... otherwise, she would stick it out and expect to become #2 this year.....
At some point the corporate $$$ became irresistible (reportedly she can make well over $1 million per yr in such a position with salary plus stock benefits).
On February 1, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Brand to be United States Associate Attorney General.[21] Her appointment was confirmed 52–46 by the U.S. Senate on May 18, 2017,[22] and she was sworn in on May 22, 2017. The reauthorization of the 702 section of the surveillance law was a job assignment of the subject according to CNN.[23] On February 9, 2018, the New York Times reported that Brand planned to resign from the Justice Department.[1]