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Attorney General Orders 46 U.S. Attorneys to Resign

HeadlineMar 13, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked for the resignations of 46 U.S. attorneys on Friday, angering the prosecutors, who say they weren’t warned in advance. Although the dismissal of U.S. attorneys is common during presidential transitions, those affected say the Trump administration bungled the layoffs—with many U.S. attorneys learning only through the media that they had to clear out their desks by the end of the day.

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