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Top D.C. federal prosecutor has resigned, citing Trump administration pressure to pursue unsupported criminal probe and asset freeze.
A senior federal prosecutor overseeing criminal cases at the US Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., has resigned, alleging improper political pressure from officials appointed by former President Donald Trump’s administration.
The office’s chief of criminal prosecutions, Denise Cheung, stepped down on Tuesday, citing demands from Trump administration officials to launch a criminal probe and freeze assets related to a government contract awarded during President Joe Biden’s tenure.
In a resignation letter to interim US Attorney Ed Martin, Cheung stated that neither the investigation nor the asset freeze was supported by the evidence provided to her by the Deputy Attorney General’s office.
“I have been proud to serve at the US Department of Justice and this office for over 24 years,” she wrote.
“During my tenure, which has spanned over many different administrations, I have always been guided by the oath I took … to support and defend the Constitution.”
The letter did not disclose which executive branch agency’s contract was under scrutiny or the entity that had received it.
Cheung’s departure is the latest in a series of resignations by career Justice Department prosecutors protesting what they perceive as political interference in criminal investigations under the Trump administration.
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