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U.S. Justice Department asks most Trump-appointed prosecutors to resign

Published 02/09/2021, 12:52 AM
Updated 02/09/2021, 03:00 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress in Washington

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress in Washington

By Mark Hosenball and Sarah N. Lynch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday asked most federal prosecutors appointed during former President Donald Trump's term to resign, though a few handling politically sensitive Trump-era investigations are expected to remain in place.

While most top prosecutors will depart, as is routine when a new president is elected, Acting Attorney General Robert Wilkinson intends to ask Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who is overseeing a tax probe of President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden, to remain in office, a department official told Reuters.

John Durham, appointed as special counsel by former Attorney General William Barr to investigate the origins of federal investigations of links between Trump, his entourage and Russia, will also continue his work but will resign his position as U.S. attorney in Connecticut, the official said.

"We are committed to ensuring a seamless transition," Wilkinson said in a statement.

A second law enforcement official told Reuters that the Justice Department is also expected to ask Michael Sherwin, the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia to continue to play a major role in overseeing his office's investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol siege.

The White House on Tuesday said the decision to leave in place a few officials who are handling sensitive investigations underscored Biden's commitment to maintaining an independent Justice Department.

"The president has also made clear that he wants to restore the independence of the Department of Justice and to ensure it remains free of any undue political influence," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.

Meanwhile, U.S. senators are also reviewing applications for possible U.S. attorney candidates, staff in several congressional offices told Reuters.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress in Washington

Customarily the two senators from each state help vet candidates and must sign off on the nomination before it can proceed, though that practice fell by the wayside during the Trump administration.

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David remains but they will stuff him. At the end, Biden gets at most a tap on the wrist.
Do you actually ever get tired of posting baseless bull*** conspiracy stuff here, or are you doing it for a living?
I wonder how many kopecks a word the're paying him.
 I don't have a guess on that but I am sure that he "as a black man from Kazakhstan countryside, also loves Trump"
And the attorneys appointed by Bden doj will be be fired when Trump returns. You guys must be starving for content 🤔
Hes all yall got eh? Sad
I thought Democrats were supposed to be the "educated elite", yet a second grader could write a better sentence than you.
Oy vey hahaha
why is this even news?  in any new administration change over there are always huge turnover in appointees
Attorney David Weiss is Hunter's pal lol typical sleazebag Dems
more uneducated trump supporter lies Weiss was personally appointed by trump and is bo friend of Biden.
Proof that you may post whatever you want provided that you have a keyboard. Knowledge or awareness are useless.
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