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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAttorney General Sessions has asked the remaining 46 U.S. Attorneys appointed by Obama to resign...
It's a purge...
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)MineralMan
(146,329 posts)The Justice Department will be completely compromised by this sort of thing. Same with every other Executive department and agency, I have no doubt.
Damn them!
malaise
(269,157 posts)Get thee to the greatest page
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)over his communications with the Russian ambassador. But this a good distraction. Timing a coincidence?
Remember the scandal when Bush fired 8 because they wouldn't pursue political prosecutions of Democrats and other such accommodations? Far too much happening for this to be that huge. Have to wait for corrupt, politically motivated prosecutions, and refusals to prosecute.
enough
(13,262 posts)takes office succeeding a President from the opposite party.
From Wikipedia:
By tradition, U.S. Attorneys are replaced only at the start of a new White House administration. U.S. Attorneys hold a "political" office, and therefore they are considered to "serve at the pleasure of the President." At the beginning of a new presidential administration, it is traditional for all 93 U.S. Attorneys to submit a letter of resignation. When a new President is from a different political party, almost all of the resignations will be eventually accepted.[11] The attorneys are then replaced by new political appointees, typically from the new President's party.[12][12][13] Despite this, their political impartiality in deciding which cases to prosecute and in arguing those cases before judges and juries with diverse views is essential.[14]
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Remember we discovered that during the USA AG scandal of 2008?
when Gonzales tried to fire 7 specific attorneys in the middle of Bush's term?
and it was pointed out that
"By tradition, U.S. Attorneys are replaced only at the start of a new White House administration.
U.S. Attorneys hold a "political" office, and therefore they are considered to "serve at the pleasure of the President."
At the beginning of a new presidential administration, it is traditional for all 93 U.S. Attorneys to submit a letter of resignation. When a new President is from a different political party, almost all of the resignations will be eventually accepted.
The attorneys are then replaced by new political appointees, typically from the new President's party"
This is from Wiki, but it is a valid entry.
Dem2
(8,168 posts)Glad that I withheld an opinion until I was certain this was business as usual.
Dustlawyer
(10,497 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,121 posts)Coup is happening, I wish there was a way to stop it, there isnt given liberals and patriots are non violent
vlyons
(10,252 posts)So rigging the system continues unabated.
shraby
(21,946 posts)PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)and which generated controversy was a midterm firing of some US attorneys. See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S._attorneys_controversy
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)at it got attention because it is normally done only at beginning of a new term.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,337 posts)... playing ball and prosecuting Democrats for bullshit trumped up charges.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)till now.
I blame shrub's voters for letting his bar lowering ass into the WH.....
What does it say about the mentality of this country as a whole which put Trump even into the race????
Renew Deal
(81,871 posts)Criminals will rejoice.
HootieMcBoob
(3,823 posts)According to MSNBC it does include him. Apparently, he was surprised because he says he was told by Trump during the campaign that he would be kept on.
shraby
(21,946 posts)machoneman
(4,010 posts)n/m
Liberal In Texas
(13,574 posts)SickOfTheOnePct
(7,290 posts)I would have expected them to resign already.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Nictuku
(3,617 posts)... do you have a link? Where did you hear this?
Nictuku
(3,617 posts)I remember when Bush did the big purge of US Attorneys, and there was a big deal made of it because these people are usually considered career officials.
I found a link discussing the issue: https://thinkprogress.org/feinstein-u-s-attorneys-are-not-political-appointees-f8e86001d685#.qr7bph3kp
Exilednight
(9,359 posts)Bush purged career employees, not political appointees.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)AND it is normal to replace them when a new party comes into the White House.
At the beginning of a new presidential administration, it is traditional for all 93 U.S. Attorneys to submit a letter of resignation. When a new President is from a different political party, almost all of the resignations will be eventually accepted.
The attorneys are then replaced by new political appointees, typically from the new President's party
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S._attorneys_controversy
drray23
(7,637 posts)When president Obama took over, all the ag were replaced. Same for previous presidents. The fact it did not happen earlier is probably because the Trump administration wanted them to stay since they have troubles staffing up.
Now this raises the interesting case of dana boente who is the deputy ag. He replaced yates when she was fired. Boente was appointed by President Obama.
If he has to go , the Trump admin will have an interesting problem. Session recused himself from the russian investigation case. The deputy ag is supposed to take over. Wonder who that will be ??
Nictuku
(3,617 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)or....maybe they fall into an accepted belief system?
DefenseLawyer
(11,101 posts)Amaryllis
(9,525 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,198 posts)DefenseLawyer
(11,101 posts)If we have a Democrat in the White House and a reasonable Attorney General, there is no reason he or she should be required to have some Republican appointee stay on the job. Unfortunately President Obama tried to be reasonable and bipartisan and he did let a lot of wing nut Bush US Attorneys stay on the job.
Nictuku
(3,617 posts)... as I just read when looking into this, Bill Clinton did replace all of them, and Reagan before him. Prior to that I didn't find much.
herding cats
(19,567 posts)Jonathan Martin? @jmartNYT
One Dem member of congress tells me US Attys in this member's state being told "to be out by COB today"
Maggie Haberman? @maggieNYT
The DoJ is asking United States Attorneys to submit resignations immediately, standard practice for POTUSes,but occurring w sudden scramble
https://mobile.twitter.com/jmartNYT/status/840296662656569344
Why the frenzied rush all of a sudden?
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)Judges are political appointees.
Where did we ever get the notion "justice is blind"?
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,797 posts)♡llsa
world wide wally
(21,754 posts)Make them spend time and energy getting you to leave.
Keeps them from effecting the rest of us as much.
littlemissmartypants
(22,797 posts)Hand cuffs? Perp walk frog marched ?
SickOfTheOnePct
(7,290 posts)they'll simply be fired.
littlemissmartypants
(22,797 posts)Thanks for the reply SickOfTheOnePct. ♡
#resist
yuiyoshida
(41,861 posts)They Remove all the DEMOCRATS so only REPUBLICANS can rule. 共和党員は地獄に行く!
ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)There is nothing special going on here. It is common practice for both parties.
yuiyoshida
(41,861 posts)PURE party, than we can blame them for all the shit they do, not that they would give a flying crap about any of it.
orangecrush
(19,617 posts)... You know, mine for detrimental info, wiretaps, Tommy Chong, etc. ....
HipChick
(25,485 posts)orangecrush
(19,617 posts)Railroaded by Bush appointed feederal prosecutor Mary Beth Buchanan out of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Tommy went to jail because they threatened to jail his family, as part of a plea bargain.
orangecrush
(19,617 posts)Nice Dreams had a policy in place for refusing to sell bongs to states where the statute was being enforced. Federal agents, disguised as head-shop owners, pressured Paris Chong to sell them his pipes and deliver them through the mail to a fictitious shop in the Pittsburgh suburb of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. When Paris persistently refused, agents went to the place of business in person and ordered a massive quantity of out of stock merchandise. The merchandise was crafted but not picked up and sat idle in the warehouse as federal agents again pressured Paris to ship it. To get the merchandise out of his warehouse, Paris eventually agreed to ship it. In a Plea bargain, Chong agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute drug paraphernalia in exchange for non-prosecution of his wife, Shelby, and his son, Paris. Federal Prosecution admitted to being harsher on Chong in retaliation, citing Chong's movies as trivializing "law enforcement efforts to combat drug trafficking and use."[3
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Pipe_Dreams
HipChick
(25,485 posts)Binders Keepers
(369 posts)What a surprise!
Cha
(297,651 posts)KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)Bradical79
(4,490 posts)ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)Why resign?
Why not force them to fire you? Collect unemployment insurance?