Trump’s Attorney General asks 46 Obama-era U.S. Attorneys to resign

By Andrew Shepperson

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has asked for resignation of 46 Obama-era prosecutors (Photo: The Duran)
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has asked the 46 remaining Obama-era U.S. Attorneys to resign, the Department of Justice announced Friday.
“As was the case in prior transitions, many of the United States Attorneys nominated by the previous administration already have left the Department of Justice,” DOJ spokewoman Sarah Isgur Flores said in a statement. “The Attorney General has now asked the remaining 46 presidentially appointed U.S. attorneys to tender their resignations in order to ensure a uniform transition.”
The USA Today reports that Manhattan’s U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, whose office handled some of the most prominent cases in the federal judicial system, refused to resign and was then fired on Saturday.
“I did not resign,” Bharara said in a tweet. “Moments ago I was fired. Being the US Attorney in SDNY (Southern District of New York) will forever be the greatest honor of my professional life.”
Bharara had reportedly met with President Donald Trump in November and agreed to stay in his position during the administration. According to Bharara, Sessions himself had also asked him to stay on.
Bharara was known for going after corrupt politicians and taking on Wall Street. In 2016, his office successfully prosecuted

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