Jeff Sessions
The attorney General, the head of the Ministry of justice Jeff sessions demanded the resignation of 46 Federal prosecutors assigned by the 44th President of the United States Barack Obama. On Saturday, March 10, Reuters reports, citing a press release of the Ministry.
“As in previous cases, the transfer of power, many Federal prosecutors, appointed under the previous administration, had already left the Ministry of justice. The attorney General has now asked the remaining 46 prosecutors, appointed by the President, submit his resignation to provide a simultaneous transfer of power”, — the document says.
On 2 March it became known that the leaders of the Democrats in the us Congress called Jeff and Roman sessions to resign after the day before it became known that he had twice met with the Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergei Kislyak and hid this fact. A week for the same reason lawyers in the U.S. filed suit against the and Roman sessions.
The presidents of the United States after taking office, often resorted to the change of Federal prosecutors. Ronald Reagan renewed in the structure 89 people, bill Clinton — 93, George Bush, Jr., 88.