In a letter to the International Monetary Fund Executive Board that was made public on Thursday, attorney Lanny Breuer from Covington & Burling raised concerns about potential errors in the investigation report conducted by law firm WilmerHale on behalf of the World Bank's board. The report suggested that during Kristalina Georgieva's tenure as World Bank CEO in 2017, she exerted undue influence on staff to manipulate data that improved China's ranking in the "Doing Business" report. Georgieva has refuted these claims. Breuer, a former US Justice Department official and special counsel to Bill Clinton, brought forward these new allegations as Georgieva seeks the support of the IMF board. Both Georgieva and WilmerHale were interviewed by the board this week, and further deliberations are scheduled for Friday. France is planning to support Georgieva at the board meeting, according to a source from the French Finance Ministry. Georgieva denied accusations of pressuring staff to alter data, calling them "outrageous and untrue." She stated that her statements were taken out of context by WilmerHale and released a detailed statement to the board. Her attorney, Breuer, mentioned that Georgieva has not been notified that she is under investigation or given a chance to review and respond to the report's findings, as outlined in Staff Rule 3.00 which governs the World Bank Office of Ethics and Business Conduct procedures. The initial phase of the investigation by WilmerHale focused on board officials in accordance with the Code of Conduct for Board Officials, which is different from the staff rule mentioned by Breuer. The firm stated that they followed all World Bank rules during their investigation and informed Dr. Georgieva that their report would be presented to the World Bank Board. A partner at WilmerHale mentioned in a July email to Georgieva that the review into irregularities in Doing Business data and staff misconduct was conducted under World Bank Staff Rule 3.00, as Georgieva, as the World Bank CEO in 2017, was considered a staff member, not a board official. The email to Georgieva requested her to speak with investigators because they believed she may have information that could assist their review, stating that she was not a subject of the investigation. The World Bank's General Counsel's office stated that the investigation into the Doing Business 2018 and 2020 reports was carried out in accordance with World Bank rules.