Theft, road rage and racism: How Biden’s new US Attorney for Massachusetts – who was filmed threatening reporters – was charged with handling stolen property, called cops ‘murderers’ and told colleague to shut up because he was ‘white man’

  • Rachael Rollins was confirmed as US attorney for Massachusetts on Wednesday
  • She made history as the first black woman to hold the powerful role, and was cheered by progressives
  • But it has drawn new scrutiny to a variety of controversial incidents from her history
  • In January she berated a news crew who confronted her over an alleged road rage incident
  • Motorist claimed she impersonated police officer using blue flashing lights and threatening to issue ticket 
  • At age 19, she was charged with receiving stolen property, a misdemeanor which was dismissed 
  • Rollins also has a history of making statements invoking race in her public remarks 
  • Last year she told fellow DAs she didn’t want ‘white men telling me what communities of color need’