President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he has directed the removal of all remaining U.S. attorneys appointed by his predecessor, Joe Biden.
“Over the past four years, the Department of Justice has been politicized like never before,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
“Therefore, I have instructed the termination of ALL remaining ‘Biden Era’ U.S. Attorneys,” he continued.
“We must ‘clean house’ IMMEDIATELY and restore confidence,” Trump emphasized. “America’s Golden Age must have a fair Justice System – THAT BEGINS TODAY!”
It is customary for a new president to replace U.S. attorneys appointed by their predecessor.
There are 93 U.S. attorneys, one for each of the 94 federal judicial districts in the country, with two districts sharing an attorney. U.S. attorneys serve as the top federal law enforcement officials in their respective districts.
Several U.S. attorneys nominated by Biden resigned after Trump’s November election victory, anticipating they would be replaced.
Trump has accused the Justice Department of unfairly prosecuting him and has implemented a wide-reaching overhaul of the department, firing, demoting, or reassigning many high-ranking officials.
Among those dismissed were members of special counsel Jack Smith’s office, which had brought two now-dropped criminal cases against Trump.
The acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, a Trump appointee, resigned last week after the Justice Department requested that he drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.
