“And so those are really our probes of her not following the rule of law and bending it for a political objective,” Epstein told the outlet. “We also probe numerous kind of potential ethics issues and failures to disclose conflicts of interest, allowing her own staff as attorney general to engage in fraud and not kind of overseeing that.”

Early in her legal career, Harris was romantically involved with California Assembly Speaker Willie Brown, who is said to have helped her obtain influential positions at the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and the California Medical Assistance Commission. AFL is now looking into whether Harris received improper political favoritism and whether she adequately recused herself or disclosed any conflicts of interest, the report said.