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Senior U.S. prosecutor resigns, citing demands to open probe into Biden-era contract
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top federal prosecutor who supervised criminal cases at the Washington D.C. U.S. Attorney's office resigned on Tuesday, citing what she described as an improper demand ...
The New York Times5d
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 and his appointees seek to exert control over law enforcement actions.
The New York Times4d
Israeli Military Prosecutor Charges Five Reservists With Abuse of Detainee
By Adam Rasgon Reporting from Jerusalem An Israeli military prosecutor charged five reservist soldiers on Wednesday with abuse of a Palestinian detainee, saying it took place last year at a ...
ABC News4d
Top criminal prosecutor in DC US Attorney's office abruptly resigns amid pressure from Trump officials
A resignation letter sent to the office's employees by prosecutor Denise Cheung did not detail specific reasons for her sudden departure from the office, but encouraged prosecutors to continue ...
The Hill4d
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 ...
Boston Herald4d
Brazil’s prosecutor-general files charges against former President Bolsonaro over alleged coup plan
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s prosecutor-general on Tuesday formally charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer4d
Federal prosecutor in Ohio who took Larry Householder to trial fired by Trump administration
Norris will serve as acting U.S. Attorney for the district. The top federal prosecutor for the southern district of Ohio was fired Tuesday, clearing the way for President Donald Trump to appoint a ...
CNN4d
Senior DOJ prosecutor quit after being told to investigate Biden climate spending
The top criminal prosecutor in the Washington, DC, US Attorney’s Office, Denise Cheung, resigned Tuesday after declining a request from her Trump-appointed superiors to open a grand jury ...
The Washington Post5d
High-ranking D.C. federal prosecutor resigns over order to freeze EPA funds
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 ...
The Baltimore Sun9d
US hits international court’s top prosecutor with sanctions after Trump’s order
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. sanctioned the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Thursday, following up on President Donald Trump’s order last week targeting the court over its ...
The New York Times9d
A Rupture on the Right Over Prosecutors, Politics and the Rule of Law
Differing interpretations of Attorney General Robert H. Jackson’s classic 1940 speech, “The Federal Prosecutor,” figured in Thursday’s showdown in the Eric Adams case. By Adam Liptak ...