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President Donald Trump has instructed the Justice Department to fire all remaining “Biden-era” U.S. attorneys.
Trump announced the firings on Tuesday in a post to his Truth Social account.
“Over the past four years, the Department of Justice has been politicized like never before. Therefore, I have instructed the termination of ALL remaining ‘Biden Era’ U.S. Attorneys,” Trump wrote.
“We must ‘clean house’ IMMEDIATELY, and restore confidence. America’s Golden Age must have a fair Justice System – THAT BEGINS TODAY!” he added.
There are a total of 93 U.S. attorneys. It is unclear which ones Trump considers among those remaining from the Biden era, though several were terminated last week.
In addition, two U.S. attorneys resigned last week, according to The Hill.
“Last week, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York Danielle Sassoon resigned after the DOJ directed her to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D),” the outlet reported.
“Denise Cheung, the top criminal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, resigned on Tuesday after a directive to kickstart a probe into Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding that was greenlighted during Biden’s four-year term in the White House,” the report continued.
The news comes as the White House announced last week that over 75,000 federal workers accepted a buyout offer by the Trump administration’s deadline.
The White House Office of Personnel Management (OPM) sent the offer to employees last month, allowing pay and benefits through September if they agreed to leave their jobs by Feb. 6, a date later delayed by courts.
“As of 7:00 PM tonight, the program is now closed,” OPM spokesperson McLaurine Pinover said in a statement last week.
“There is no longer any doubt: the Deferred Resignation Program was both legal and a valuable option for federal employees. This program was carefully designed, thoroughly vetted, and provides generous benefits so federal workers can plan for their futures,” the statement added.
The buyout is part of Trump’s plan to shrink the size of the federal government and remove employees unwilling to return to working in office or support the Trump administration’s agenda.
