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…these reassignments were unusual because they were ordered just as took office, said Mary McCord, a fmr official who runs the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown University.

Top deputy positions in the division are typically career positions, though it’s possible the Trump administration is reassigning the career people to replace them with appointees, she said.


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Nonilex

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…Eun Young Choi, another deputy asst AG in the division, & Bruce Swartz, a longtime deputy in the division who focuses on international affairs, also were removed from their posts & reassigned elsewhere…
Choi was also assigned to the office….Swartz, who has been in the >30 years & has served as deputy asst AG of international affairs most of that time, was effectively demoted to be the deputy of the Office of Prosecutorial Development & Training…


…these reassignments were unusual because they were ordered just as took office, said Mary McCord, a fmr official who runs the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown University.

Top deputy positions in the division are typically career positions, though it’s possible the Trump administration is reassigning the career people to replace them with appointees, she said.

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Tags: #nationalsecurity #criminal #sanctuarycities #doj

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…Among the people being removed from the division is deputy assistant attorney general George Toscas, who has served there since 2006, according to 3 people familiar with the matter. Two people said he was transferred to a newly created *Office of Sanctuary Cities Enforcement* in the associate AG’s office. The office is tasked with identifying ways to enforce federal laws, a top priority of ’s.


…Eun Young Choi, another deputy asst AG in the division, & Bruce Swartz, a longtime deputy in the division who focuses on international affairs, also were removed from their posts & reassigned elsewhere…
Choi was also assigned to the office….Swartz, who has been in the >30 years & has served as deputy asst AG of international affairs most of that time, was effectively demoted to be the deputy of the Office of Prosecutorial Development & Training…

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Tags: #nationalsecurity #immigration #trump #law #doj #justice #uspol #santuarycities

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Nonilex

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As a way to skirt afforded to career staffers, many of the officials were transferred to other positions inside , where they would probably have less influence on the department’s big decisions, the people said. The ofcls will have to decide whether to stay in their new assignments or leave the agency.


…Among the people being removed from the division is deputy assistant attorney general George Toscas, who has served there since 2006, according to 3 people familiar with the matter. Two people said he was transferred to a newly created *Office of Sanctuary Cities Enforcement* in the associate AG’s office. The office is tasked with identifying ways to enforce federal laws, a top priority of ’s.

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Nonilex

removes senior career officials from key positions

The Trump admin has removed & reassigned several top career ofcls in the Dept’s & divisions….

…at least 15 experienced career staffers across several divisions were removed from their positions & reassigned, a sign that Trump & his aides plan to carry out their promises to dramatically reshape the agency, including to focus more on enforcement.


washingtonpost.com/national-se


As a way to skirt afforded to career staffers, many of the officials were transferred to other positions inside , where they would probably have less influence on the department’s big decisions, the people said. The ofcls will have to decide whether to stay in their new assignments or leave the agency.

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davidnewman

First female chief of a US service branch.

The “wrong” number of chromosomes also may have had something to do with it.

reuters.com/world/us/trump-fir


@davidnewman Absolutely

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Nonilex

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“Rather than accept , those who perpetrated the January 6th attack have taken every opportunity to undermine & intimidate those who participated in the Select Committee in an attempt to rewrite history, erase the stain of January 6th for partisan gain, & seek , including by threatening prosecutions,” said.


…said he was “deeply grateful” for ’s decision after yrs of attacks & threats from .
“After 43years of faithful service in uniform to our Nation, protecting & defending the Constitution, I do not wish to spend whatever remaining time the Lord grants me fighting those who unjustly might seek retribution for perceived slights. I do not want to put my family, my friends, & those with whom I served through the resulting distraction, expense, & anxiety,”Milley said in a stmnt.

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“I believe in the rule of , & I am optimistic that the strength of our institutions will ultimately prevail over politics. But these are exceptional circumstances, & I cannot in good conscience do nothing,” added.

The president, hours away from the end of his decades-long political career, did not name in his statement, but he repeatedly alluded to Trump’s actions & comments about the pardon recipients.


“Rather than accept , those who perpetrated the January 6th attack have taken every opportunity to undermine & intimidate those who participated in the Select Committee in an attempt to rewrite history, erase the stain of January 6th for partisan gain, & seek , including by threatening prosecutions,” said.

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Nonilex

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’s decision comes after has repeatedly threatened to go after those who have crossed him politically or attempted to hold him accountable for his role in the attack on the US Capitol on , 2021, & his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

“These public servants have served our nation with honor & distinction & do not deserve to be the targets of unjustified & politically motivated prosecutions,” Biden said.


“I believe in the rule of , & I am optimistic that the strength of our institutions will ultimately prevail over politics. But these are exceptional circumstances, & I cannot in good conscience do nothing,” added.

The president, hours away from the end of his decades-long political career, did not name in his statement, but he repeatedly alluded to Trump’s actions & comments about the pardon recipients.

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Nonilex

issued preemptive to ret Gen , , members & staff of the congressional Cmte, & police officers who testified before the panel, in an extraordinary move just hours before ’s .

Biden explained that he was issuing the pardons not because of any wrongdoing by those included but to protect them after they had served their country. [damn straight]


washingtonpost.com/politics/20


’s decision comes after has repeatedly threatened to go after those who have crossed him politically or attempted to hold him accountable for his role in the attack on the US Capitol on , 2021, & his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

“These public servants have served our nation with honor & distinction & do not deserve to be the targets of unjustified & politically motivated prosecutions,” Biden said.

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Tags: #markmilley #jan6 #law #democracy #publicservice #nationalsecurity #uspol #anthonyfauci #trump #inauguration #potus #biden #pardons

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