Veteran federal prosecutor resigns over bank freeze order from Trump appointee
A longtime federal prosecutor resigned Tuesday rather than carry out what she described as orders from Trump-appointed officials to take actions unsupported by evidence, according to a copy of her resignation letter obtained by NBC News.
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.
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
Top criminal prosecutor in DC US Attorney's office abruptly resigns amid pressure from Trump officials
The top criminal prosecutor in the Washington, D.C. U.S. attorney's office has abruptly resigned amid pressure from Trump officials.
Top U.S. Prosecutor Resigns over “Politically Driven” Request to Investigate Biden Climate Grants
A senior U.S. prosecutor resigned Tuesday to protest what she called a politically driven investigation into the Biden administration’s climate policies. Denise Cheung, the top criminal prosecutor in the Washington,
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,
Read the resignation letter by Denise Cheung, a veteran D.C. federal prosecutor
The head of the criminal division in the U.S. attorney’s office in D.C. resigned Tuesday morning after declining to comply with an urgent Trump administration demand to freeze the assets of a multibillion-dollar Biden administration environmental grant initiative and launch a criminal investigation,
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.
Senior US prosecutor resigns, citing demand to probe Biden-era contract
A senior federal prosecutor in Washington resigned on Tuesday, citing what she called an improper demand by appointees of ...
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 ...
Senior U.S. prosecutor resigns, citing demands to open probe into Biden-era contract
The top federal prosecutor who supervised criminal cases at the Washington, D.C. U.S. Attorney's office resigned on Tuesday, ...
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DOJ Prosecutor Leading DC Criminal Division Suddenly Resigns
The Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor who led the criminal division of the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, D.C.
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7th prosecutor on Adams case resigns, slams Trump DOJ’s ‘dismissal-with-leverage’ gambit on way out: ‘Never going to be me’
A seventh prosecutor resigned Friday rather than heed the Justice Department’s order to toss Mayor Eric Adams’ criminal case ...
Yet another prosecutor resigns in protest: DOJ’s criminal division chief in D.C. quits
Last week, at least seven federal prosecutors resigned in protest, responding to alleged improprieties by Trump appointees. This week, it happened again.
Another New York federal prosecutor resigns over DOJ order to dismiss Eric Adams case
The battle between New York federal prosecutors and the Justice Department continued Friday following another resignation ...
U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero resigned Monday night amid President Trump’s makeover of the federal justice system
Romero, who was appointed by then-President Joe Biden in 2022, was the first woman of color to serve as the region’s top ...