The Trump administration has started firing the remaining Biden-appointed US attorneys, paving the way for an accelerated deployment of Trump-aligned law enforcement officials, said four people familiar with the moves.
Some holdover US attorneys who worked under then-Attorney General Merrick Garland received White House notices Wednesday of their dismissals, said the individuals, who spoke on condition of anonymity to share private conversations.
Since the Clinton administration, it’s become the norm for a new administration—shortly after its arrival—to seek the removals of the prior president’s picks for chief prosecutors in 93 districts.
However, in what was described as a major departure ...