Trump Moves Quickly to Install New Leaders at Key U.S. Attorneys' Offices

Source: NYT

In its first 24 hours, the new Trump administration has reached into critical U.S. attorneys’ offices to quickly appoint new interim leaders, signaling a break from past practice that reflects the importance of frontline prosecutors to the administration’s plans.

In three of the most important federal prosecutors’ offices — two in New York City and one in Washington — new acting leaders have been announced. Two of the picks are respected longtime prosecutors; the third is a Trump loyalist who had pushed for the release of Jan. 6 defendants.

It is part of a larger bid by the Trump administration to shake up the highest echelons of government. At the Justice Department’s headquarters, top career officials at critical divisions were reassigned.

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At the Justice Department, three of the most senior and influential career officials have been told that they will be reassigned to less important posts, according to multiple people familiar with the moves who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel moves that have not yet been made public.

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