Sessions asks 46 Obama-era U.S. attorneys to resign
By Abiodun Ogundairo
11 March 2017 |
7:05 am
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has asked the remaining 46 chief federal prosecutors left over from the Obama administration to resign "in order to ensure a uniform transition," the Justice Department said on Friday.
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