United States Attorney for the Connecticut District, John Durham, announced his resignation from that position on Friday.
He was appointed U.S. interim prosecutor in November 2017 and then appointed to the position of U.S. prosecutor by President Donald Trump in February 2018.
Durham spent more than 38 years as a federal prosecutor in Connecticut before taking up the position of United States attorney.
“My career has been as rewarding as I could have imagined when I graduated from law school in 1975,” said Durham in a press release. “Much of that satisfaction came from all the people with whom I had the blessing to share this workplace and from our law enforcement partner agencies. My love and respect for this Office and the vitally important work done here has never diminished. It was a great honor to serve as a United States Attorney and a career promoter before that, and I will be sorely missed. ”
Durham’s resignation is not unexpected. Earlier this month, the Justice Department asked U.S. prosecutors appointed by President Donald Trump to resign so that the Biden government could present its own nominations for these positions.
Durham was appointed last year by then Attorney General William Barr as a special council to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. He will remain in that position, according to the Associated Press.
The US prosecutor’s resignation in Connecticut will take effect at midnight on February 28.
US Attorney General Leonard Boyle will serve as interim Attorney General.