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A month after dismissing federal prosecutors, Justice Department does not have any U.S. attorneys in place – The Washington Post

By Securities Docket on April 20, 2017, 8:44 am

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is making aggressive law enforcement a top priority, directing his federal prosecutors across the country to crack down on illegal immigrants and “use every tool” they have to go after violent criminals and drug traffickers.

But the attorney general does not have a single U.S. attorney in place to lead his tough-on-crime efforts across the country. Last month, Sessions abruptly told the dozens of remaining Obama administration U.S. attorneys to submit their resignations immediately — and none of them, or the 47 who had already left, have been replaced.

via A month after dismissing federal prosecutors, Justice Department does not have any U.S. attorneys in place – The Washington Post.

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