A top Justice Department official delivered a blunt ultimatum to the nation's federal prosecutors as senior officials stream out of the agency.
Aakash Singh, a senior aide to Attorney General Todd Blanche, told U.S. attorneys on a Monday conference call that the department is now on a "wartime footing" for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term, and that prosecutors unwilling to aggressively chase the president's priorities should consider resigning, MS NOW reported Tuesday, citing two people with knowledge of the call.
Singh linked the new posture to Democrats' takeover of…
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A top Justice Department official delivered a blunt ultimatum to the nation's federal prosecutors as senior officials stream out of the agency. Aakash Singh, a senior aide to Attorney General Todd Blanche, told U.S. attorneys on a Monday conference call that the department is now on a "wartime footing" for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term, and that prosecutors unwilling to aggressively chase the president's priorities should consider resigning, MS NOW reported Tuesday, citing two people with…
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