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
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,
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.
Veteran federal prosecutor resigns amid pressure to investigate Biden agency
A D.C. prosecutor resigned after refusing to investigate a federal agency’s actions under Biden, citing insufficient evidence.
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 to issue grand jury subpoenas to determine whether “a contract had been unlawfully awarded,
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 ...
Senior prosecutor in Washington quits, citing pressure to probe Biden-era climate funds
Denise Cheung’s departure comes as Trump seeks to elevate the office’s temporary leader, interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin, to ...
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High-ranking D.C. federal prosecutor resigns over order to freeze EPA funds
Veteran prosecutor Denise Cheung’s resignation came in response ... Cheung’s departure as the top supervisor overseeing federal criminal cases for the U.S. attorney’s office in the nation ...
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 ...
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, ...
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DC federal prosecutor refuses to comply with Trump administration directive, resigns
The head of the criminal division of the D.C. U.S. attorney's office, Denise Cheung, resigned Tuesday after refusing to comply with a directive from President Donald Trump's new administration ...
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Senators Demand Probe into Alleged Political Pressure on DOJ Prosecutor
Four Democratic senators are pushing for an investigation into the pressured resignation of Denise Cheung, a senior federal ...
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.
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, ...
U.S. Attorney Casts Office as ‘Guardians of Federal Workers’
In an unusual email, the U.S. attorney in Washington, Ed Martin, spoke openly about a sensitive investigation into a threat ...