Read the resignation letter by Denise Cheung, a veteran D.C. federal prosecutor
She refused a Trump administration demand to freeze environmental grant assets.
Supervisor in DC federal prosecutors’ office told to resign after dispute over investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top supervisor in the federal prosecutors’ office in Washington said she was forced to resign following a dispute with her boss over a directive that she scrutinize the awarding of a government contract during the Biden administration, according to a letter reviewed by The Associated Press.
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 investigation that she viewed as premature,
High-ranking D.C. federal prosecutor resigns over order to freeze EPA funds
The criminal division chief refused to use DOJ power to compel the bank, citing lack of evidence of a crime after Trump appointees sought an investigation.
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
Senators demand answers on prosecutor’s resignation over EPA fund probe
Four Democratic senators have asked the U.S. Justice Department's Inspector General to investigate the resignation of a senior federal prosecutor in Washington who was being pressured to launch a criminal probe of a contract awarded under former President Joe Biden's Environmental Protection Agency.
Top DOJ prosecutor resigns after refusing to investigate EPA climate spending
Head of the criminal division in the U.S. attorney’s office in D.C., Denise Cheung stepped down after refusing to investigate into Biden climate spending.
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 ...
Top criminal prosecutor in U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C. resigns
The head of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C, has resigned her post, the latest in a ...
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'She was exactly right': Critics sound off as DOJ is rocked by 'yet another resignation'
On Tuesday morning, February 18, the Trump-era U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) was rocked by yet another resignation.
Senior US prosecutor resigns, citing demand to probe Biden-era contract
A top prosecutor in DC’s US attorney’s office resigned Tuesday after refusing to help launch an investigation into a Biden administration environmental contract. Denise Cheung quit after being asked ...
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Senators Call for Investigation into Politicization of Federal Probes
Four Democratic senators urge the Justice Department's Inspector General to examine the resignation of a federal prosecutor ...
Senators demand answers on US attorney resignation over green fund probe
Four Democratic senators have asked the Justice Department's Inspector General to investigate the resignation of a senior ...