SaysWho? Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 DOJ to ask Trump-appointed US attorneys to resign WWW.CNN.COM The Justice Department, as soon as Tuesday, is expected to ask US attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump to submit their resignations, a turnover expected to spare two top prosecutors in Delaware and Connecticut overseeing two sensitive Trump-era investigations, a senior Justice Department official said. Quote In a call Monday night, acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson asked Delaware US Attorney David Weiss to remain in office, where he is overseeing the tax probe of Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son. John Durham, appointed as special counsel by former Attorney General William Barr to reinvestigate the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, will also continue his work, but he is expected to resign as US attorney in Connecticut, the Justice official said. The resignation request is expected to apply to 56 Senate-confirmed US attorneys appointed by Trump. Justice officials have scheduled a call with US attorneys around the country to discuss a transition that is expected to take weeks. The Justice official didn't say when the resignations would take effect. The changeover of US attorneys is routine, but is often fraught with political overtones. In 2017, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked 46 Obama-appointed US attorneys to submit their resignations. A handful were allowed to stay on for a brief period, but most had to leave immediately. This follows up some of the changes here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Gotta wash your pits and scrub real hard behind your ears! It takes a lot to feel clean after a Trumping... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Please resign so we don't have to fire you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Mr.Vic20 said: Gotta wash your pits and scrub real hard behind your ears! It takes a lot to feel clean after a Trumping... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 This is insane/good (obviously). Has anything of this scale happened in a previous transition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: That's it, let it happen, the healing is beginning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 29 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: This is insane/good (obviously). Has anything of this scale happened in a previous transition? Yes, it’s pretty much routine now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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