Read the resignation letter by Denise Cheung, a veteran D.C. federal prosecutor
She refused a Trump administration demand to freeze environmental grant assets.
Supervisor in DC federal prosecutors’ office told to resign after dispute over investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top supervisor in the federal prosecutors’ office in Washington said she was forced to resign following a dispute with her boss over a directive that she scrutinize the awarding of a government contract during the Biden administration, according to a letter reviewed by The Associated Press.
Federal prosecutor blames Trump administration pressure for resignation
In announcing her resignation, Denise Cheung said a Trump appointee pushed her to launch a criminal probe without cause.
Veteran federal prosecutor resigns over bank freeze order from Trump appointee
A longtime federal prosecutor resigned Tuesday rather than carry out what she described as orders from Trump-appointed officials to take actions unsupported by evidence, according to a copy of her resignation letter obtained by NBC News.
Top criminal prosecutor in DC US Attorney’s office abruptly resigns amid pressure from Trump officials
The chief of the criminal division at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Washington, D.C. abruptly resigned Tuesday amid pressure from top Trump Justice Department appointees to freeze assets stemming from a Biden administration-era environmental initiative,
Prosecutor in U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington Abruptly Resigns
The resignation of the prosecutor, Denise Cheung, comes at a turbulent moment at the Justice Department, as President Trump ...
Top criminal prosecutor in U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C. resigns
The head of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C, has resigned her post, the latest in a ...
Top DC prosecutor resigns as EPA seeks criminal probe of Biden climate funding
The top criminal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Denise Cheung, resigned Tuesday, ...
Senior DOJ prosecutor quit after being told to investigate Biden climate spending
The top criminal prosecutor in the Washington, DC, US Attorney’s Office, Denise Cheung, resigned Tuesday after declining a ...
Senior US prosecutor resigns, citing demand to probe Biden-era contract
A top prosecutor in DC’s US attorney’s office resigned Tuesday after refusing to help launch an investigation into a Biden administration environmental contract. Denise Cheung quit after being asked ...
Senior U.S. prosecutor resigns, citing demands to open probe into Biden-era contract
The top federal prosecutor who supervised criminal cases at the Washington, D.C. U.S. Attorney's office resigned on Tuesday, ...
Another prosecutor resigns after Trump DOJ order: ‘Committed to the oath that I took’
In a resignation letter obtained by NBC News, Denise Cheung, a federal prosecutor, outlines an alleged pressure campaign that ended in her departure.
Senators demand answers on prosecutor’s resignation over EPA fund probe
Four Democratic senators have asked the U.S. Justice Department's Inspector General to investigate the resignation of a ...
Criminal Chief Leaving DC US Attorney's Office Amid Turmoil (1)
A top prosecutor overseeing criminal cases at the US Attorney’s office in Washington, D.C., is leaving following a dispute ...
Project Veritas Video At Heart Of Latest Trump Admin Improper Interference At DOJ
A right-wing conspiracy theory website is at the heart of the latest Justice Department resignation in protest of the Trump ...