Trump orders sacking of all Biden-era US attorneys

Donald Trump has ordered the sacking of all remaining US attorneys nominated by his predecessor Joe Biden.

Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Tuesday. Picture: Getty Images

Donald Trump ordered the sacking of all remaining US attorneys nominated by his predecessor Joe Biden.

“Over the past four years, the Department of Justice has been politicized like never before,” the US President posted on his Truth Social platform.

“Therefore, I have instructed the termination of ALL remaining ‘Biden Era’ U.S. Attorneys.

“We must ‘clean house’ ­IMMEDIATELY, and restore confidence.

“America’s Golden Age must have a fair Justice System – THAT BEGINS TODAY!”

It is standard practice for an ­incoming president to replace the federal prosecutors, known as US attorneys, nominated by their predecessor.

There are 93 US attorneys, one for each of the 94 federal court districts in the country. Two districts share a US attorney.

US attorneys are the top federal law enforcement officer in each district.

A number of US ­attorneys nominated by Mr Biden resigned following Mr Trump’s November election victory in anticipation of being replaced.

The Justice Department, which Mr Trump has accused of unjustly prosecuting him, has been the target of a sweeping shake-up since the Republican took office and a number of high-ranking officials have been sacked, demoted or reassigned.

Among those sacked were members of the office of special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two now-abandoned criminal cases against Trump.

The acting US attorney for the powerful Southern District of New York, a Trump appointee, resigned last week after being asked by the Justice Department to drop charges against New York mayor Eric Adams.

AFP