"DOJ To Ask Trump's U.S. Attorneys To Resign But Spare Prosecutor In Hunter Biden Probe
The Biden administration's move would allow both David Weiss of Delaware and John Durham of Connecticut to continue working politically sensitive cases.
Less than three weeks after Joe Biden was sworn in as president, the Justice Department’s acting leadership will ask all but one of the top federal prosecutors appointed by former President Donald Trump to step down
A senior Justice Department official confirmed to HuffPost that DOJ leadership would seek the resignations of the dozens of presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed U.S. attorneys who were put in place by Trump. The expected resignations could begin as soon as Tuesday. News of the planned requests for resignations was first reported by CNN.
But U.S. Attorney David Weiss of Delaware, who is overseeing the investigation of Biden’s son Hunter, will remain on the job. The official also said that the move would not affect U.S. Attorney for Connecticut John Durham’s role as special counsel investigating the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation, even though Durham is expected to be asked to step down as his state’s top federal prosecutor."
