In 2008 she worked in the Bush Administration for Attorney General Michael Mukasey - who by the way, attacked the track records of former FBI Mueller and Comey in the Cohen case in a 2018 op-ed. But, he was no friend to citizen's privacy rights after 9/11. Dannehy was hired by Mukasey to look into some prosecutors fired by the Bush administration. Prior to her service with the U.S. Department of Justice, Dannehy was an associate with the law firm of Day, Berry & Howard from 1988 to 1991.  From 1986 to 1988, she served as a law clerk to Senior U.S. District Judge T. Emmet Clarie - a JKF appointee. So, I am not sure what to make of her leaving. I could not find any party affiliation. If some other anon has some more to add, please feel free.