Read the resignation letter by Denise Cheung, a veteran D.C. federal prosecutor
She refused a Trump administration demand to freeze environmental grant assets.
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.
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, following a reported directive to launch an investigation into
Senior US prosecutor resigns, citing demand to probe Biden-era contract
A senior federal prosecutor in Washington resigned on Tuesday, citing what she called an improper demand by appointees of President Donald Trump's administration to launch a criminal probe of a government contract awarded under former President Joe Biden.
High-ranking D.C. federal prosecutor resigns over order to freeze EPA funds
The criminal division chief refused to use DOJ power to compel the bank, citing lack of evidence of a crime after Trump appointees sought an investigation.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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.
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Supervisor in DC federal prosecutors’ office told to resign after dispute over investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top supervisor in the federal prosecutors’ office in ... for halt in funding for refugee settlement Denise Cheung, a longtime Justice Department official who led the ...
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 ...