Justice Department to investigate US prosecutor’s sudden departure from Atlanta following Trump criticism

Justice Department to investigate US prosecutor’s sudden departure from Atlanta following Trump criticism

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The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice is reportedly opening an investigation into the sudden resignation and replacement of the US attorney representing the Northern District of Georgia, according to The Washington Post.

The Post reported on Thursday night that the DOJ’s main watchdog would investigate the resignation of Byung J. Pak, who was appointed to the post in 2017 by the former President TrumpDonald TrumpClinton, Bush and Obama reflect on the peaceful transition of power on the day of Biden’s inauguration The Republican brothers in Arizona say he is “at least partially guilty” for the violence on Capitol Hill. Biden reverses Trump freeze at 0.4 billion in funds MORE. Pak resigned earlier this month after criticism from the president over an alleged “never-trumper US prosecutor” during an infamous call with Georgia’s secretary of state, during which Trump also asked officials to “find” more than 11,000 votes that he would have needed to defeat President Biden in the state.

The now ex-president replaced Pak days later with Bobby Christine, a leading prosecutor in the Southern Georgia District, with the Post reporting that Pak’s resignation came in response to a call from a senior Justice Department official asking him to resign. .

Pak, who was the first Korean-American to serve as a US prosecutor, said when he left earlier this month that he did “everything possible to be considerate and consistent and to provide justice to my fellow citizens in a fair, effective and efficient manner.” the resignation came a day after The Washington Post published an audio detailing Trump’s conversation with Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s secretary of state.

Representatives from the inspector general’s office declined to comment on the Post and could not be reached immediately for comment by The Hill. A request for comment from the Justice Department’s general press line was not immediately responded, and the US attorney’s office for the Northern Georgia District also could not be reached for comment after hours.

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