US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has instructed the Justice Department to terminate all remaining Biden-era US attorneys, asserting that the department had been “politicised like never before.”
“We must ‘clean house’ IMMEDIATELY, and restore confidence. America’s Golden Age must have a fair Justice System – THAT BEGINS TODAY,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Last week, the White House sent termination notices to several US attorneys around the country who had been appointed by Democratic former President Joe Biden.
On Monday, several US attorneys appointed by Biden announced they were stepping down. Others left the government last week.
While it is customary for US attorneys to step down after a change in the presidential administration, usually the incoming administration asks for their resignations and does not issue tersely worded termination letters, current and former Justice Department lawyers say.
The termination of the US attorneys, who serve as the top federal law enforcement officers in their districts, is the latest in shake-ups at the Justice Department since Trump took office last month.
Career Justice Department officials normally remain in office from one administration to the next. Yet dozens in cities, including Washington and New York, have been fired or quit since Trump took office.
Trump campaigned on a vow to end the “weaponization” at the Justice Department that he says was used against him during his years out of power.
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