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President Donald Trump’s White House sent termination notices to several U.S. Attorneys around the country who had been appointed by Democratic President Joe Biden, a move aimed at cracking down on officials who may disobey directives from the new administration.
In the email, the White House’s deputy director for the office of presidential personnel told recipients, “At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as U.S. Attorney is terminated, effective immediately.”
Though it was not immediately apparent that all of them received the White House termination notices, several U.S. attorneys from Seattle to Maryland have resigned from their positions.
Current and former Justice Department attorneys say that although it is common for U.S. Attorneys to resign following a change in the presidential administration, typically the incoming administration requests their resignations rather than sending them tersely worded termination letters.
More than two dozen of Biden’s appointed U.S. Attorneys remained in their positions as of Wednesday. As of Thursday, their offices said at least three were still employed.
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