Posted on 12/30/2024 5:10:53 PM PST by Libloather
WASHINGTON — DC US Attorney Matthew Graves announced Monday that he will resign before President-elect Donald Trump retakes the White House — likely avoiding an involuntary departure after controversial decisions not to criminally charge first son Hunter Biden and most local crimes.
“Serving as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia has been the honor of a lifetime,” Graves said in a statement announcing his resignation, effective Jan. 16.
“I am deeply thankful to [DC Delegate Eleanor] Holmes Norton for recommending me; to President Biden for nominating me; and to Attorney General [Merrick] Garland for placing his trust in me.”
Graves was at the center of numerous controversies — including allegedly covering for the first family and also choosing not to prosecute a large share of people arrested in DC during a violent crime wave early in his tenure.
He broadly confirmed last year the allegations of IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley that he declined to partner with Delaware US Attorney David Weiss on tax charges against Hunter Biden, allowing for the statutes of limitation to bar charges for some years of non-payment during his dad’s vice presidency.
The Biden-nominated US attorney argued during congressional testimony that such cooperation rarely happens because “there is no way” to “get up to speed on everything.”
“As a manager, in general, we don’t want to do that. And on our end of it, if it’s an ongoing investigation, there is no way, whether it’s 3 weeks, 3 months, if it’s been a multiyear investigation, that we can get up to speed on everything that has occurred beforehand,” Graves said.
“So you’re kind of buying a mansion without an inspection, and whatever problems exist, you are buying those.”
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All the U.S. Attorneys eventually resign when the administration changes.
But, he did wonderful job prosecuting peaceful J6 protesters, giving us a record number of political prisoners.
I hope Trump fires him and he looses all his retirement benefits.
...I predict that they will all be fired and loose their retirement benefits and then prosecuted.
Graves broadly confirmed last year the allegations of IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley
<><>that he declined to partner with Del US Atty David Weiss on tax charges against Hunter Biden,
<><>he calculatedly allowed the statutes of limitation to bar charges against Hunter
<><>tax dodger Hunter paid no taxes while daddy Biden was Obama’s VP.
Graves was aided and abetted by DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton who recommended him; Biden who nominated him; and Biden AG Merrick Garland who stupidly placed his trust in the errant Graves.
Graves was at the center of numerous controversies — including allegedly covering for the Biden Crime family misdeeds and choosing not to prosecute a large share of people arrested in DC during a violent crime wave early in his tenure.
When these guys make their jobs political instead of professional, they get no sympathy from me!
Democrats don’t belong in any non-elected positions
in the USA.
What’s the diff between a corrupt and inept Biden or Soros selected pretend attorney or no attorney at all?
What they do IS political, as you say. It is also tribal. Tribal is about as low as you can go on the totem pole of socio-cultural development.
Not progressive. Regressive, atavistic.
They should all look what happens to people like themselves throughout history.
Plenty of photos over the last 150 years.
The creep look like a butt plug with a glory hole carved into it.
Graves is a Commie, Jim....
Lose
IIRC, Clinton requested the resignations of all US attorneys. This was fine with the legacy media.
Bush 2 only requested a few resignations, after which he got attacked by the legacy media for being political.
I certainly hope that Trump requests the resignation of every possible Biden nominated person including all US attorneys.
Matty boy, you can run but you can’t hide.
Investigate Matthew Graves and bring justice if required.
It is absolutely normal for all political appointees -- basically, those who work in executive branch positions that require Senate confirmation -- to leave their jobs when the administration changes.
He did that with a few and they sued and got back pay. It’s sucks!
Foot, meet butt
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