Whistleblower prosecutor Neil MacBride steps down (VIDEO)

The US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Neil MacBride, is stepping down after serving in his post for four years.

Currently, MacBride's office is receiving a lot of scrutiny for a probe into the Virginia governor who allegedly accepted bribes, but he is also behind the prosecution of CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, NSA leaker Edward Snowden and the WikiLeaks investigation.

RT Web Producer Andrew Blake sounds off on the resignation.