Durbin, Duckworth Ask Biden To Keep Chicago's Top Federal Prosecutor

Chicago IL

09 February, 2021

3:49 PM

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CHICAGO (CBS) — CNN reports the Justice Department is asking 56 Senate-confirmed U.S. attorneys appointed by President Trump to submit their resignations, while sparing two top prosecutors in Delaware and Connecticut overseeing two sensitive Trump-era investigations. Justice officials have scheduled a call with U.S. attorneys around the country to discuss a transition that is expected to take weeks. The Justice official didn't say when the resignations would take effect. Durbin and Duckworth issued a statement Tuesday morning urging Biden to let John Lausch, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, to stay in his job until the Senate confirms a successor. Read more at CBS Chicago