Dec 09, 2018 · CNN also had on as a guest Mike Moore, a former U.S. attorney appointed by Barack Obama, who became wrapped up in his own extended metaphor about the “death” of the Trump presidency. In the video that follows, he tells host Victor Blackwell:
U.S. Attorney John Bash, who was tasked in May by Attorney General William Barr to investigate “unmasking” requests by Obama administration officials, announced his …
The U.S. attorney who led the Justice Department’s investigation into “unmasking” requests by Obama administration officials reportedly concluded his inquiry into possible wrongdoing.
Mar 10, 2017 · Obama kept on Rod Rosenstein, the U.S. Attorney for Maryland appointed by President George W. Bush. And Trump had initially indicated that he would keep Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney for Manhattan. According to media reports, Trump invited Bharara to a meeting at Trump Tower after the election. Bharara told reporters afterward that both ...
And Trump had initially indicated that he would keep Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney for Manhattan. According to media reports, Trump invited Bharara to a meeting at Trump Tower after the election. Bharara told reporters afterward that both Trump and Sessions had asked him to stay on the job.
With no warning or fanfare, the Trump administration on Friday fired 46 federal prosecutors who had served in the Justice Department under President Barack Obama. (CN) – With no warning or fanfare, the Trump administration on Friday fired 46 federal prosecutors who had served in the Justice Department under President Barack Obama.
Role 'will forever be the greatest honour of my professional life,' says prominent prosecutor
Protesters registered their rage against the new president Friday in a chaotic confrontation with police who used pepper spray and stun grenades in a melee just blocks from Donald Trump's inaugural parade route. Scores were arrested for trashing property and attacking officers
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The President of the United States has the authority to appoint U.S. Attorneys, with the consent of the United States Senate, and the President may remove U.S. Attorneys from office. In the event of a vacancy, the United States Attorney General is authorized to appoint an interim U.S. Attorney. Before March 9, 2006, such interim appointments expired after 120 days, if a Presidential appointment had not been approved by the Senate. Vacancies that persisted beyond 120 days were filled through interim appointments made by the Federal District Court for the district of the vacant office.
White House spokesman Scott Stanzel stated that some of the emails that had involved official correspondence relating to the firing of attorneys may have been lost because they were conducted on Republican party accounts and not stored properly. "Some official e-mails have potentially been lost and that is a mistake the White House is aggressively working to correct." said Stanzel, a White House spokesman. Stonzel said that they could not rule out the possibility that some of the lost emails dealt with the firing of U.S. attorneys. For example, J. Scott Jennings, an aide to Karl Rove communicated with Justice Department officials "concerning the appointment of Tim Griffin, a former Rove aide, as U.S. attorney in Little Rock, according to e-mails released in March, 2007. For that exchange, Jennings, although working at the White House, used an e-mail account registered to the Republican National Committee, where Griffin had worked as a political opposition researcher."