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In a letter to Trudeau published on her website Tuesday morning, Wilson-Raybould said she was resigning “with a heavy heart” but did not explain why.

However, she said she’s aware that “many Canadians wish for me speak (sic) on matters that have been in the media over the last week” — referring to the furor that erupted after a news report last Thursday alleged she was demoted to veterans-affairs minister in January from the prestigious justice portfolio because she had refused to give in to pressure last fall from the Prime Minister’s Office on the SNC-Lavalin case.

The Montreal construction giant is charged with corruption related to its dealings in Libya. It has actively and publicly sought a “remediation agreement,” akin to a plea-bargain, that would let the company as a whole avoid the risk of a conviction and ban from government contracts.

As the former attorney general, Wilson-Raybould has refused to comment on the allegation, citing solicitor-client privilege.

In her letter Tuesday, she said she has hired former Supreme Court justice Thomas Cromwell to advise her on “the topics that I am legally permitted to discuss in this matter.”

Wilson-Raybould said she intends to continue serving as the MP for the riding of Vancouver-Granville.

She remains a member of the Liberal caucus, where she apparently still has some friends. Just after Trudeau’s news conference, Treasury Board President Jane Philpott tweeted about all the bills they’d worked on together and included a photograph of them on a boat with their arms around each other’s shoulders. Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes shared Wilson-Raybould’s resignation statement with an image of a clenched fist.