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JaneQPublic

(7,113 posts) Fri Mar 10, 2017, 04:51 PM Mar 2017

WP reporter: U.S. attorneys asked to submit resignations

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Updated to add AP story:
https://apnews.com/35aed02cfe574c53b67612c1f85312ab/Attorney-general-seeks-resignations-of-46-US-attorneys?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is seeking the resignations of 46 United States attorneys who were appointed during the prior presidential administration.

In a statement Friday, the Justice Department said the request was similar to ones made in past presidential transitions.

The department said many federal prosecutors appointed in the Obama administration have already left their positions, but that Sessions is now seeking the resignations of 46 holdovers.

There are 93 U.S. Attorney posts.

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WP reporter: U.S. attorneys asked to submit resignations (Original Post) JaneQPublic Mar 2017 OP

Hill article JaneQPublic Mar 2017 #1

what in the living hell is this all about.... dhill926 Mar 2017 #2

ah....never mind... dhill926 Mar 2017 #4

Relax...it is normal. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2017 #7

Alberto Gonzales2.0 salin Mar 2017 #3

I hope all Trump/Sessions approved attorneys are Liberty U no-nothing grads Freethinker65 Mar 2017 #5

SOP mountain grammy Mar 2017 #6

JaneQPublic

(7,113 posts)

1. Hill article

Reply to JaneQPublic (Original post)

Fri Mar 10, 2017, 04:54 PM

Mar 2017

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/323444-sessions-asks-46-obama-era-us-attorneys-to-resign

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has asked dozens of U.S. attorneys appointed by former President Barack Obama to submit their resignations, the Department of Justice announced Friday.

U.S. attorneys are normally replaced at the beginning of new administrations. Of the 93 U.S. attorneys, 46 remain from the past administration, according to the Department of Justice.

dhill926

(16,358 posts)

2. what in the living hell is this all about....

Reply to JaneQPublic (Original post)

Fri Mar 10, 2017, 04:54 PM

Mar 2017

dhill926

(16,358 posts)

4. ah....never mind...

Reply to dhill926 (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 10, 2017, 04:58 PM

Mar 2017

but always have to assume the worst with these assholes...

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

7. Relax...it is normal.

Reply to dhill926 (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 10, 2017, 05:01 PM

Mar 2017

By tradition, U.S. Attorneys are replaced only at the start of a new White House administration. U.S. Attorneys hold a "political" office, and therefore they are considered to "serve at the pleasure of the President."
At the beginning of a new presidential administration, it is traditional for all 93 U.S. Attorneys to submit a letter of resignation. When a new President is from a different political party, almost all of the resignations will be eventually accepted.
The attorneys are then replaced by new political appointees, typically from the new President's party

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S._attorneys_controversy