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Updated: 4:33 PM CST December 17, 2020
ST. LOUIS U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen will be stepping down from his post with the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Dec. 30 after serving for three years.
His departure is likely one of many to come among federal prosecutors appointed by President Donald Trump, as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office. It also follows news that the Electoral College has confirmed Biden s win.
Trump appointed Jensen in 2017, and he most recently made national news after U.S. Attorney General William Barr appointed Jensen to review a case against retired general and former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Don’t Hate Bill Barr’s Commitment To The Rule Of Law
December 16, 2020
Late Monday, President Trump announced Attorney General William Barr’s resignation, effective Dec. 23, 2020. The announcement followed a deluge of criticism from Trump supporters about Barr’s handling of the investigation into Crossfire Hurricane and the Department of Justice’s silence about the investigation into Hunter Biden.
But Barr’s resignation letter, posted by Trump on Twitter, demonstrates the attorney general ended his service to the president and our country with the same dedication and integrity that he showcased over the last year. During that time, Barr faced the daunting task of investigating Crossfire Hurricane’s targeting of the Trump campaign, then Trump transition team and Trump administration the second-worst political scandal in American history, surpassed only by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s fraudulent investigation into the Trump team and supposed Russia collusion.
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