President Trump said that he has directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to fire all remaining former President “Biden-era” U.S. attorneys, claiming the department “has been politicized like never before.”
“Over the past four years, the Department of Justice has been politicized like never before. Therefore, I have instructed the termination of ALL remaining “Biden Era” U.S. Attorneys,” Trump wrote Tuesday on Truth Social. “We must “clean house” IMMEDIATELY, and restore confidence. America’s Golden Age must have a fair Justice System – THAT BEGINS TODAY!”
There are 93 U.S. attorneys, each responsible for a specific judicial district. Two districts share a U.S. attorney. In each district, they are the head law enforcement officer. The president replacing federal prosecutors is common as the new administration settles in.
Last week, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York Danielle Sassoon resigned after the DOJ directed her to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D).
Denise Cheung, the top criminal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, resigned on Tuesday after a directive to kickstart a probe into Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding that was greenlighted during Biden’s four-year term in the White House.
On Wednesday, Trump’s White House sent around notification of termination to a number of U.S. attorneys who were appointed by Biden, Reuters reported last week.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California also said last week that U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath was notified that her tenure ended on Feb. 12 and that Andrew R. Haden would take over.
