Read the resignation letter by Denise Cheung, a veteran D.C. federal prosecutor
She refused a Trump administration demand to freeze environmental grant assets.
Supervisor in DC federal prosecutors' office told to resign after dispute over investigation
A top supervisor in the federal prosecutors' office in Washington said she was forced to resign following a dispute with her boss over a directive that she scrutinize the awarding of a government contract during the Biden administration,
Senior DOJ prosecutor quit after being told to investigate Biden climate spending
The top criminal prosecutor in the Washington, DC, US Attorney’s Office, Denise Cheung, resigned Tuesday after declining a request from her Trump-appointed superiors to open a grand jury investigation that she viewed as premature,
High-ranking D.C. federal prosecutor resigns over order to freeze EPA funds
The criminal division chief refused to use DOJ power to compel the bank, citing lack of evidence of a crime after Trump appointees sought an investigation.
Senators demand answers on prosecutor’s resignation over EPA fund probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four Democratic senators have asked the U.S. Justice Department's Inspector General to investigate the resignation of a senior federal prosecutor in Washington who was being pressured to launch a criminal probe of a contract awarded under former President Joe Biden's Environmental Protection Agency.
Top DC prosecutor resigns as EPA seeks criminal probe of Biden climate funding
The top criminal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Denise Cheung, resigned Tuesday, following a reported directive to launch an investigation into
Federal prosecutor blames Trump administration pressure for resignation
In announcing her resignation, Denise Cheung said a Trump appointee pushed her to launch a criminal probe without cause.
Top DOJ prosecutor resigns after refusing to investigate EPA climate spending
Head of the criminal division in the U.S. attorney’s office in D.C., Denise Cheung stepped down after refusing to investigate into Biden climate spending.
Prosecutor in U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington Abruptly Resigns
The resignation of the prosecutor, Denise Cheung, comes at a turbulent moment at the Justice Department, as President Trump ...
Top criminal prosecutor in U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C. resigns
The head of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C, has resigned her post, the latest in a ...
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'She was exactly right': Critics sound off as DOJ is rocked by 'yet another resignation'
On Tuesday morning, February 18, the Trump-era U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) was rocked by yet another resignation.
Senior US prosecutor resigns, citing demand to probe Biden-era contract
A top prosecutor in DC’s US attorney’s office resigned Tuesday after refusing to help launch an investigation into a Biden administration environmental contract. Denise Cheung quit after being asked ...
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Senators Call for Investigation into Politicization of Federal Probes
Four Democratic senators urge the Justice Department's Inspector General to examine the resignation of a federal prosecutor ...
Project Veritas Video At Heart Of Latest Trump Admin Improper Interference At DOJ
A right-wing conspiracy theory website is at the heart of the latest Justice Department resignation in protest of the ...
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Top Justice Department Official Quits in Protest of Trump Order
On Friday, West Virginia lawmakers introduced a resolution to rename the state’s highest point—Spruce Knob—after the 47th president, citing the “overwhelming support” Trump had in the state in the ...