Supervisor in DC federal prosecutors’ office told to resign after dispute over investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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, according to a letter reviewed by The Associated Press.
Read the resignation letter by Denise Cheung, a veteran D.C. federal prosecutor
She refused a Trump administration demand to freeze environmental grant assets.
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