Trump Orders Dismissal Of Biden-Appointed US Attorneys
President Donald Trump has ordered the dismissal of all remaining US attorneys appointed by his predecessor, Joe Biden, citing the need to restore confidence in the justice system.
Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday, stated that the Department of Justice had been “politicised like never before” and declared, “We must ‘clean house’ IMMEDIATELY.”
“Therefore, I have instructed the sacking of ALL remaining ‘Biden Era’ U.S. Attorneys,” he said.
“We must ‘clean house’ IMMEDIATELY, and restore confidence. America’s Golden Age must have a fair justice system – THAT BEGINS TODAY!”
The move is in line with standard practice, as incoming presidents typically replace US attorneys nominated by their predecessors.
There are 93 US attorneys across the 94 federal court districts in the United States.
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A number of US attorneys nominated by Democrat Biden resigned following Trump’s November election victory in anticipation of being replaced.
The Justice Department, which Trump has accused of unjustly prosecuting him, has been the target of a sweeping shake-up since the Republican took office, and a number of high-ranking officials have been sacked, demoted, or reassigned.
Among those sacked were members of the office of special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two now-abandoned criminal cases against Trump.
The acting US attorney for the powerful Southern District of New York, a Trump appointee, resigned last week after being asked by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.
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