Anger mounts over handling of US attorney firings

Jeff Sessions is asking 46 US attorneys appointed by Obama to resign from the Justice Department.

When Past presidents have taken office, they have also asked for resignations from the previous administration’s appointees. This is nothing new — except to the progressives. 

Trump administration dismisses 46 US attorneys

“As was the case in prior transitions, many of the United States attorneys nominated by the previous administration already have left the Department of Justice. The attorney general has now asked the remaining 46 presidentially appointed US attorneys to tender their resignations in order to ensure a uniform transition,” Justice Department spokesperson Sarah Isgur Flores said.