US Department of Justice Replaces Prosecutors Appointed During Trump Era... "56 Asked to Resign"

Prosecutor Investigating Biden's Son to Remain
"Mass Replacement of Prosecutors Is Customary During Regime Change"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suhwan] The U.S. Department of Justice has requested the resignation of the majority of federal prosecutors appointed during the Donald Trump administration. Analysts suggest that President Joe Biden aims to 'clean up' the top ranks of prosecutors by replacing the 'Trump prosecutors' due to distrust.

According to foreign media on the 9th (local time), President Biden is overhauling most of the U.S. Attorneys appointed during former President Trump’s tenure. The scale of replacements is expected to reach a total of 56. A Department of Justice official stated, "Starting today, these U.S. Attorneys were asked to resign."

The Washington Post (WP) evaluated this replacement of U.S. Attorneys as "reflecting President Biden’s intention to quickly remove those politically closer to former President Trump."

However, foreign media reported that two U.S. Attorneys are expected to remain in their positions.

The retained prosecutors are David Weiss, U.S. Attorney for Delaware, who is investigating tax issues related to Hunter Biden, President Biden’s second son, and John Durham, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut, who is investigating the FBI’s handling of the alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 presidential election.

According to CNN, Durham, who was appointed as a special counsel during the Trump administration for this investigation, is expected to resign from his U.S. Attorney position but will retain his special counsel role.

Additionally, Michael Sherwin, acting U.S. Attorney for Washington D.C., who is investigating the Capitol riot by supporters of former President Trump last month, is also expected to maintain his position for the time being.

Monty Wilkinson, Acting U.S. Attorney General, issued a statement on the day, saying, "The Biden administration has begun the personnel process for appointing new U.S. Attorneys," and added, "Acting U.S. Attorneys will be ensured to conduct fair and independent investigations until new U.S. Attorneys are appointed."

Previously, Jeff Sessions, the first Attorney General under former President Trump, also replaced 46 U.S. Attorneys appointed during the previous Obama administration in 2017. CNN reported, "It is customary to replace prosecutors appointed by the previous administration when the government changes."

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