The Trump-appointed federal prosecutor investigating Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s son, as well as the prosecutor reviewing the FBI’s 2016 investigation of Trump’s campaign will be allowed to continue their work, a Justice Department official said.
Biden wants Trump-appointed U.S. attorneys to resign
President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, meets with business leaders to discuss a coronavirus relief package in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Published February 10. 2021 12:05AM
Matt Zapotosky, The Washington Post
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration on Tuesday asked the remaining U.S. attorneys appointed by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the Senate to submit their resignations, sparing only two federal prosecutors who are conducting politically sensitive probes, including of President Joe Biden s son, according to a Justice Department news release and officials.
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In wake of Trump calls to state officials, Georgia prosecutors open criminal investigation into efforts to subvert election results
Amy Gardner, The Washington Post
Feb. 10, 2021
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An Atlanta-area prosecutor has opened a criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election result in Georgia in the wake of calls President Donald Trump placed to state officials, urging them to invalidate Joe Biden s victory in the state.
In a letter Wednesday to several state Republican officials including Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis did not mention Trump by name but stated that her office is examining a raft of potential criminal charges related to attempts to influence the administration of the 2020 election in the state.
An Army officer in Georgia who held a top-secret security clearance has been sentenced to serve three decades in federal prison for producing child pornography, authorities said Monday.