This is actually a normal transition act….
Some will kept on…
And the Biden admin probably will honor the past routine of asking the Senator’s of the states involved to submit names for consideration…
Republicans have been dragging the confirmation on Merrick Garland out for as long as they can which adds to the turmoil at the Department of Justice…..
Donald Trump used the department as his ‘own’ group of lawyer’s under departed Attorney General Barr….
The Justice Department, as soon as Tuesday, is expected to ask US attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump to submit their resignations, a turnover expected to spare two top prosecutors in Delaware and Connecticut overseeing two sensitive Trump-era investigations, a senior Justice Department official said.
The Justice Department has abandoned an arguably unprecedented lawsuit seeking to confiscate the proceeds of a book written by an aide to former First Lady Melania Trump.
Government lawyers filed a notice with a federal judge Monday saying they are voluntarily dismissing the suit filed last October against Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, who served as a volunteer adviser to Mrs. Trump and came out last year with a tell-all book, “Melania and Me.”….
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/2/9/22274472/us-attorney-chicago-john-lausch-durbin-duckworth-biden-federal-prosecutor-northern-district
CG?
I Biden goes back to old way of appointing US Attorney’s?
He WILL ask for names from the Us Senators of each state…
I doubt he’ll supersede these requests
The point is that Illinois’s two staunchly Democrat Senators are asking Biden not to fire the U.S. Attorney from part of their state.
We will see what he does.
Also from The Chicago Sun-Times (via AP)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/9/22275418/election-democratic-chair-portends-change-post-office
Election of Democratic chair portends change at post office
Ron Bloom replaced a former Republican National Committee chair, Robert “Mike” Duncan, who remains on the governing board as critics call for firing embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, increasing racial and gender diversity and create a Democratic majority.
By Associated Press Feb 9, 2021, 5:34pm CST
David Sharp and Matthew Daly
WASHINGTON — A former labor leader and Obama administration official was elected Tuesday to serve as chair of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, marking the first step in a potential shakeup under President Joe Biden.
Ron Bloom replaced a former Republican National Committee chair, Robert “Mike” Duncan, who remains on the governing board as critics call for firing embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, increasing racial and gender diversity and create a Democratic majority. All six current board members are men.
DeJoy, a prominent Republican fundraiser and supporter of former President Donald Trump, has come under heavy criticism for changes he made before the election that led to widespread delivery delays and other problems recently. The Postal Service also dealt with a dismal on-time performance during the holidays because of a crush of mail and packages that was exacerbated by the pandemic.
Bloom said Tuesday he looks forward to working with the board, DeJoy and others on a 10-year plan that will “revitalize” the Postal Service, an independent agency with roots to the 18th century.
“It will require both ourselves and our stakeholders to come together, openly face our challenges, make necessary choices and do what is right for this great organization and our country,” said Bloom, who worked with the Obama administration on the automobile industry bailout and was a longtime official with the United Steelworkers Union. He also has advised the National Association of Letter Carriers on postal issues.
Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., a New Jersey Democrat, wants Biden to fire the entire Postal Service Board of Governors for what he called dereliction of duty.
Only the board can fire the postmaster general, a protection put in place to insulate the independent agency from politics. While Biden cannot fire DeJoy, the president can use appointments to reshape the board that hires and fires the postmaster general. If he fills three current vacancies, then Democrats would have a majority on the nine-member panel. The six who currently comprise the board are Trump appointees.
Mark Dimondstein, president of the American Postal Workers Union, said Biden needs to fill the vacancies with choices that reflect greater diversity and fewer links to “the world of finance and banks.”….